Weekly
Weather Summary: 9-15 Nov 2009
Barry
Keim/
State Climatologist / keim@lsu.edu
(Based
on preliminary reports received from approximately 120 NWS
Cooperative sites from across the state)
...Tropical
Storm Ida Brushes Southeast LA...
The
week opened on 9 November with Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico
and it was moving toward the north-central Gulf Coast. At the same
time, there was an area of disturbed weather in the western Gulf that
produced some rains across southwestern Louisiana. On the morning of
the 10th, Tropical Storm Ida made landfall near Mobile,
Alabama, though it produced some rains in extreme southeastern
Louisiana. The storm's easterly winds also produced a surge as high
as 5.5 feet at Shell Beach in St. Bernard Parish. Furthermore, a
cold front made its way through the State the same day. High
pressure then moved into the region on the 11th, which
persisted through the 15th. As a result, there was only
one front that affected the State, and it came through dry.
For
the week, Statewide precipitation averaged 0.1 inches, which was 1.1
inches below normal. Similar to last week, the only substantive rains
fell in the southeastern third of the State, and the totals were low.
Soil moisture remains adequate in most Parishes, though lawns and
gardens are drying out. Louisiana's temperature averaged 62°F,
which was 2°F
above normal.
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