Louisianaweather Podcasts

Dr. Nick Shay published an article recently about the current state of the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico. He compared it to 2005 and Katrina. But does that really tell the whole story about what the 2022 hurricane season will be like? He discusses the loop current as well as loop current eddies that influenced Ida last year.…

David and Nicondra are joined by Brian McNoldy who is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami. We get Brian's thoughts on yet another record breaking hurricane season including of course Hurricane Ida. We also discuss ways of measuring a hurricane season's intensity such as named storms, accumulated cyclone energy and a storm's actua…

Two months after Ida the ramifications are still being felt across Southeast Louisiana. One bright spot from the storm was the post-Katrina levees "held". But did the levees really hold or was this just not the storm to test the system. Sandy and H.J. discuss the current state of our flood protection and what can be done to protect against an even …

The Gulf of Mexico can be a complicated body of water. We know the water is hot but there are various currents and eddies that are sometimes cold. All of these can have big impacts on hurricanes both good and bad. Dr. Nan Walker is a James P. Morgan Distinguished Professor of Coastal Studies in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences at L…

Veteran FOX 8 reporters John Snell and Rob Krieger give their perspective on the Ida recovery. Rob recounts riding out the storm at the coast and compares it to his experience with Laura. John gives his perspective on the environmental damage to the Louisiana coastline. In addition, what is the status of temporary housing for the most devastated ar…

Windell Curole has been General Manager for the South Lafourche Levee District for 41 years. He has been through every storm this levee district south of the New Orleans area has seen since its inception in the 1970s. It just faced one of its biggest challenges ever with Hurricane Ida. How did the levees hold up? How many people does it protect? If…

Does it seem like extreme rain events are happening more often? The statistics show this is the case and it has major implications for where and how we live. Urban areas are particularly impacted as we have seen in recent years in Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dr. Trepanier discusses extreme weather and its impact on current a…

Is it possible to predict blizzards, tornado outbreaks and hurricane landfalls as much as 300 days in advance? It is an idea first advanced almost 80 years ago by a weather bureau meteorologist named Jerome Namais and it was called the cycling pattern hypothesis. Fast forward to the 1980s and Gary Lezak noticed the same type of repeating patterns. …

Bryan Norcross was literally the voice of the storm during Hurricane Andrew as its 200 mph winds were tearing people's homes apart in 1992. His broadcast career has spanned more than 50 years beginning with his first weather advisory he read over the radio for Hurricane Camille in 1969. Since then, he has covered every major storm on the local and …

Jim Cantore has been the face of the Weather Channel for 35 years. He discusses his career and the dozens of storms and disasters he’s covered on the ground in that time.

Claudette wasn't a named storm until after it crossed the Louisiana Coastline. Does a named storm impact flood insurance deductibles just like wind and hail? That question is answered along with an assessment of flood risk and why everyone should carry flood insurance. Zack Fradella also joins David to further discuss the unique storm that was Clau…

David discusses the formation of Tropical Storm Claudette and its impacts across Southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast with Hurricane Specialist Eric Blake. In addition, what atmospheric changes are occurring in the Atlantic as we head into July that could portend another hyperactive season? What about the recent hypothesis discounting the Atlanti…

David discusses the potential for Gulf tropical development this week with Dr. Klotzbach from Colorado State and what the rest of the season has in store. Dr. Klotzbach explains the methodology behind their pioneering long range hurricane season forecasts that have been issued since the 1980s originally by the late Dr. William Gray. In addition the…

Josh Morgerman has intercepted over 50 hurricanes and penetrated the eyewall of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes and typhoons. Two of the most intense include Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. #icyclone #hurricaneman

Hurricane scientist and Weather Underground founder and famous blogger Dr. Jeff Masters discusses the science behind the rapid intensification of hurricanes, the threat of storm surges on the Mississippi River, and his past experience as a hurricane hunter scientist where he nearly lost his life in Hurricane Hugo in 1989.…

David interviews Meteorologists Nicondra Norwood, Zack Fradella, Bruce Katz and Shelby Latino about the historic 2020 hurricane season and gives a preview of our annual special Weather the Storm 2021.By David Bernard

The city of New Orleans has faced a multitude of disasters over the past two years. These have included the Hard Rock Café building collapse in the Central Business District, a cyber attack on city infrastructure, Hurricane Zeta, Hurricane Laura evacuees and of course the pandemic.By David Bernard

It has been just over six months since Hurricane Laura hit Southwest Louisiana. David, Ben and Zack look back at this most historic storm. Ben recounts their coverage of the storm at KPLC, subsequent evacuation to Baton Rouge and now the long recovery that continues.

David speaks with Jeff and Heath about the current river flood season. Right now the Mississippi River is nowhere near high enough for an opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway but there is still plenty of Spring rains to come. They discuss the long-range forecast into the summer. In addition, the roles of the Corps and River Forecast Center as it re…

David speaks with Ben Schott who is the meteorologist in charge for NWS New Orleans about the 2021 Spring severe weather season. There's also a discussion of recent major tornado and flood events in 2016 and 2017 and how that has changed the way we warn the public.By David Bernard

David speaks with Dr. Charles Figley of the Tulane Traumatology Institute about weather phobias and trauma and how it relates to catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina.By David Bernard

David speaks with Lauren Nash about her new role as the new Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in New Orleans. Topics covered include the process for issuing severe weather warnings such as tornadoes and flash floods. In addition, we discuss the 2020 hurricane season and the challenges that Laura, Sally, and Zeta pr…