Baton Rouge residents can expect chances of rain and flash flooding until the weekend, which is turning into an overall gloomy week.
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- Humidity: 93%
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- Wind: 5 mph
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Today
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High near 75F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Some clouds. Low 58F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 72F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
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Baton Rouge came through Tuesday night's storms relatively unscathed, with a combined total of 279 Entergy and Demco customers reported without power as of 6 a.m. Wednesday.
As severe weather and flash flood warnings sweep through Louisiana, some schools have announced changes to their schedules and closures.Â
A flood watch is in effect for the parish starting Tuesday at 7 p.m. and lasting through Thursday evening.
Local Louisiana weather forecasts predict heavy rains beginning Tuesday night could produce flash flooding in the Baton Rouge area.
Heavy rain is in the forecast for Baton Rouge this week, with the strongest downpours expected to begin Tuesday night and continue through Thursday, the National Weather Service said.Â
Local weather forecasters are growing more confident that heavy rains coming Tuesday night could produce flash flooding in southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette metros.
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West Baton Rouge Parish saw major flooding on Thursday morning, leaving roadways and homes in parts of Addis, Plaquemine and Brusly with high standing water.Â
Heavy rain Thursday morning has flooded streets in Addis and caused multiple car crashes, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.Â
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Louisiana residents crossing over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on the new Belle Chasse Bridge will need to pay a toll soon.
Firefighters are blocking parts of Nicholson Drive in an attempt to put out a small brush fire along the railroad tracks.
The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to high water in the Atchafalaya.
Storms in parts of the South and Midwest have caused the river to swell. The Corps is eyeing it, though current projections show a spillway opening won't be needed.
A 73-year-old man a wheelchair was killed after he was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday on a highway in the Loranger area of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
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Morning commuters are in for potential headaches and delays Tuesday if they come through Interstate 10 at the Bonnet Carre spillway in St. Charles Parish.Â
After a heat wave had southeast Louisiana and Mississippi Coast residents sweating, a system of severe storms and possible flash flooding could disrupt the weekend, local forecasters say.
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Strong winds were pummeling much of Louisiana Wednesday, with some recorded gusts reaching speeds of over 50 mph before noon.Â
If you're going to the "Rock the Country" concert to hear Nickelback or Kid Rock, or you live in Livingston Parish, you might run into some heavy traffic this weekend.Â
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