Forecasters across the region have warned that If La Nina conditions formed, we could have a busy end to the Hurricane season. The conditions have finally converged and NOAA has issued a La Nina Advisory. What that essentially means is the conditions needed to declare La Nina conditions have crossed the threshold according to LSU Climatologist Barry Keim.
All things considered, Keim doesn’t expect any major storms to hit the Gulf Coast with the waning days of hurricane season ahead. “Right now, we’re looking pretty much high and dry with a couple more weeks left here. These conditions can be hard to predict, but we’re deep enough in the season now, I think in a couple of weeks we’re off the hook,” he noted.
While many across Louisiana enjoyed the snowy weather of last year, Keim says you shouldn’t expect any repeats. “That’s like a once in 100 year event,” he pointed out. He adds that the favorable conditions keeping hurricanes out of Gulf waters thus far will also be responsible for a notably warmer winter ahead. “As we get into winter, La Nina winters across the entire Gulf Coast tend to lead to warmer and drier winters,” Keim adds.