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Weekly Weather BriefingWeekly Weather Briefing05/31/201205/31/2012
www.srh.noaa.gov/shv/briefingwww.srh.noaa.gov/shv/briefing
Jeff HoodJeff HoodMeteorologistMeteorologist
National Weather Service Shreveport, LouisianaNational Weather Service Shreveport, Louisiana
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Overview Rain chancesRain chances: Severe Wx possibility: Severe Wx possibility. .
This Weekend:This Weekend: Nice weather, warming back Nice weather, warming back upup
Next Week:Next Week: Continued warm weather, no real rain Continued warm weather, no real rain chanceschances
National Weather Service Shreveport, LouisianaNational Weather Service Shreveport, Louisiana
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Current Morning SetupCurrent Morning Setup
Scattered Thunderstorms
Ongoing
Morning showers and thunderstormsMoving Southeast across Deep East Texas
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Current Morning SetupCurrent Morning Setup
Scattered Thunderstorms
Ongoing
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This Afternoon: 500mb This Afternoon: 500mb AnalysisAnalysis
Scattered Thunderstorms
Ongoing
LL
L
H H
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Saturday Morning: 500mb Saturday Morning: 500mb AnalysisAnalysis
Sca
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Ongo
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H LL
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Monday Morning: 500mb Monday Morning: 500mb AnalysisAnalysis
L
L
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Wednesday Morning: 500mb Wednesday Morning: 500mb AnalysisAnalysis
Scattered
Thunderstorm
s
Ongoing
H
HL
L
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Rainfall: HPC 5-Day RainfallRainfall: HPC 5-Day RainfallForecast Today through TuesdayForecast Today through Tuesday
0.1 – 0.25”0.1 – 0.25”
• Little to no rainfall is forecast Today through at least Tuesday of next week.
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Late Wed/Thu: 500mb Late Wed/Thu: 500mb AnalysisAnalysis
Scattered
Thunderstorm
s
Ongoing
Is there any hope???Is there any hope???
LL
H
H
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2012 Rainfall for Selected 2012 Rainfall for Selected Cities and comparisons to Cities and comparisons to
this time last yearthis time last year
Sunday
Slig
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May Departure Normal 2012 2012 Departure 2012 Normal Last Year
SHV 1.10 -2.56 3.66 19.19 -1.75 20.94 14.35 MLU 0.22 -3.66 3.88 24.35 +1.61 22.74 23.87 TXK 0.45 -3.47 3.92 15.43 -4.02 19.45 16.92 ELD 0.21 -3.57 3.78 18.54 -3.17 21.71 17.19 DEQ 0.76 -3.75 4.51 13.26 -6.82 20.08 21.89 TYR 1.66 -1.77 3.43 16.03 -1.56 17.59 11.41 GGG 2.42 -1.08 3.50 17.21 -1.22 18.43 14.55 LFK 2.93 -0.40 3.33 22.37 +4.16 18.21 14.89
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Drought Monitor as of this Drought Monitor as of this morning morning
May 15th May 22nd
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Drought Monitor as of this Drought Monitor as of this morning morning
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