Severe Weather to Hit Gulf Coast Region from Texas to Florida
Gulf Coast-
By ANUK Staff
2.25.13
The central Gulf Coast is in for a stormy Monday.
An advancing warm front pushed moisture northward across the central Gulf Coast Sunday night, bringing a round of rain and thunderstorms to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola. This initial batch of thunderstorms late Sunday night through Monday morning could produce significant downpours and localized flash flooding - bringing with them the possibility of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, according to Accuweather.
In Florida, where a significant portion of the strawberry crop was already hit by Valentines Day rains, the incoming storm could present even more of a setback for growers - wet conditions could hinder production as well as damage fruit.
The afternoon and evening hours of Monday have meteorologists most concerned for the Gulf Coast. Mother Nature could hit the region with damaging winds, hail, downpours, and even a few tornadoes. Violent thunderstorms will become numerous across central and eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi Monday afternoon, then spread to southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle in the evening.
Cities in the above threat zone include New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge, La., Hattiesburg and Gulfport, Miss., Mobile and Montgomery, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla. Flash flooding could become a looming threat as areas get hit with multiple rounds of thunderstorms that could produce rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour.
Strong thunderstorms will shift eastward during the overnight hours of Monday, threatening Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Fla., and Albany and Valdosta, Ga.
Residents are urged to heed severe weather watches and warnings, issued Sunday night through Monday.
In central Texas. thunderstorms including those in San Antonio and Junction, are expected to produce damaging winds, hail and an isolated tornado on Sunday night. The thunderstorms will head eastward to Houston, Texas, and Lake Charles, La., Monday morning.
Stay tuned for AndNowUKnow for more updates on the storm.
