Severe Weather Forecast in Southern States: Thousands with no Power and Heavy Rain in LA

This week we explore severe weather.

A very good source of information is the Weather Underground Severe Weather website (see current map below). 

In the southern states, Patricia's remnants left today thousands in Louisiana with no power and heavy rain. The threat of a few severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts or isolated tornadoes will continue along the Gulf Coast into Monday. Patricia's mid- and upper-level energy helped spawn a non-tropical surface low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico. That low will make the environment at least marginally favorable for rotating thunderstorms that could spawn brief tornadoes through Monday.

Heavy rain will continue to stream into Louisiana and neighboring southwestern Mississippi on Sunday, threatening to trigger major flooding.

In addition to the flooding rain, southern Louisiana will remain at risk for isolated tornadoes as occasional gale-force winds will create rough seas over the western Gulf of Mexico to end the weekend.

A tornado was confirmed by NWS Storm Survey Sunday afternoon in Destrehan, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans. One woman was injured due to damage to her mobile home according to local emergency management.

Also, the risk of flash flooding will affect far more people over the next couple of days.

http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp

http://www.weather.com/news/news/southern-plains-flood-threat-texas-6-things-to-know

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-blog-flooding-corsicana-houston-texas-oklahoma-louisiana-arkansas-patricia/53160429