Weather Alerts For Dupont, LA

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ARK-LA-TEX SUMMARY A severe threat will continue this evening from the southern Plains, into the Ark-La-Tex and Lower Mississippi Valley. Large hail, wind damage and a couple tornadoes will be possible. The strongest of storms could produce hailstones greater than 2 inches in diameter. Southern Plains/Ark-La-Tex/Lower Mississippi Valley A mid-level shortwave trough is evident on water vapor over the Ark-La-Tex this evening. Ahead of the trough, a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms is ongoing from near the Red River northeastward across far southeast Oklahoma into western Arkansas. This cluster is located at the northern end of an axis of strong instability, with the RAP showing MLCAPE near the instability axis in the 2500 to 3500 J/kg range. In this area, RAP forecast soundings also show steep mid-level lapse rates, exceeding 7.5 C/km. In addition to this favorable thermodynamic environment, a low to mid-level speed max is evident over the Ark-La-Tex, where flow is westerly at 45 to 50 knots. This is creating moderate to strong deep-layer shear, which will continue to be favorable for severe storms this evening. Cells that can remain semi-descrete will could be supercellar and have potential for large to very large hail. Hailstones greater than 2 inches in diameter will be possible with the more intense storms. The large hail threat should persist for a few more hours as the cluster interacts with the strong instability over the Ark-La-Tex. Supercells could also be associated with a wind-damage and tornado threat. The cluster of storms is expected to gradually organize into a linear MCS, moving east-southeastward into the lower Mississippi Valley during the mid to late evening. Severe wind gusts will become the primary threat as the line segment develops. A couple of QLCS tornadoes will be possible as well. The severe threat may persist into the early overnight period...See MCD 521 and 523.

Pollen Index: 8.4 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Grass, Oak and Myrtle/Bayberry. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Saturday will be falling in the moderate range. This lower level is caused by rising humidity, weak winds and expected precipitation in the evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.