When will Thursday's weather get dangerous?

Southeast Louisiana faces a threat of severe weather Thursday.

"The Storm Prediction Center has placed our entire area – both north and south of the lake – at an ‘enhanced’ risk of severe weather Thursday,"  WWL-TV Meteorologist Alexandra Cranford said.

---

She says most of the area will start to see the weather start heading downhill after 11:00am.

"The severe elements we’ll be watching for are damaging wind gusts, tornadoes (possibly up to EF2 strength) and hail (possibly up to 2” diameter)."

Here is a look at the anticipated timing:

Here is a tentative timeline for Thursday's storms. We will be at an 'enhanced' risk of severe weather, which is higher than we commonly see in our area. @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/Q28TYyS5fb

— Alexandra Cranford WWL-TV (@alexandracranfo) April 17, 2019

• 11 am – 2 pm: A few isolated storms could form ahead of the main system. There may not be a lot of these early cells, but any that form will have the potential to turn strong to severe.
• 2 pm – 8 pm: The bulk of the strong storms will happen in this time frame. Much of it may come as a line of strong thunderstorms progressing across the area from west to east especially around 4-6 p.m.
• 8 pm – 11 pm: The severe threat will be lower, and the rain will gradually come to an end from west to east.

Cranford expects rain amounts will be 1-3 inches, so some brief street flooding will be possible in spots, especially north of the lake where 2-3+ inches are expected.

All of the bad weather is expected to be over by midnight.

Good Friday will be windy with decreasing clouds and maybe a stray shower or two wrapping behind the low pressure. Beautiful weather follows for Saturday and Easter Sunday with temps starting in the 50s and climbing into the 70s.

The next 7 days in the New Orleans area @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/EFO9pnax9l

— Alexandra Cranford WWL-TV (@alexandracranfo) April 17, 2019

DETAILED FORECAST:

THURSDAY:Mostly cloudy, windy, warm and humid with a 100% chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms. Numerous storms expected to become strong to severe. Highs around 80. Wind S 12-20 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT:Cloudy and breezy with a 40% chance for showers ending. Lows around 57. Wind NW 10-18 mph.

GOOD FRIDAY:Mostly cloudy, windy, less humid and cooler with a 20% chance for stray showers. Highs around 69.

HOLY SATURDAY:Sunny and mild. Lows north of the lake around 45 and south around 51. Highs around 74.

EASTER SUNDAY:Sunny and warm. Lows north of the lake around 52 and south around 58. Highs around 79.

MONDAY:Partly cloudy and warm. Lows around 59. Highs around 82.

TUESDAY:Partly cloudy and warm with a 20% chance for showers. Lows around 64. Highs around 82.