WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, SportsFrom the Desk of Jay Grymes

  • Dissatisfied with the opinion of a singular varmint from the North, the WAFB Storm Team went the extra mile on Thursday to get the collective wisdom of the four-legged forecasting domain.

  • Jan 11, 2012 09:44 AM 2012-01-11 15:55:34 GMT
    2011 was a very busy, deadly and costly year from a weather perspective. Louisiana's weather was dominated by drought.

  • Over the years, we've learned that just about every year is unique when it comes to our regional weather and 2010 was no different. February produced snow and created a rare winter wonderland for kids.

  • The recent past is a guide for what's in store for the near future. And everyone -- from farmers, to plant operators, to mayors, even homeowners -- needs to be ready for more of the same in the next decade.

  • Rainfall from mid-August through early October was rather "hit or miss" across northern and central Louisiana, with some sites reporting under 1" of rain for the period.  True, August was a "wet" month for much of southern Louisiana, but since early September, rain has been lacking virtually statewide.

  • After what seemed like a slow start to the 2010 Hurricane Season, some were dismissing "active season" projections released in May and June and suggesting that the gloomy forecasts were proving to be "false alarms." Not so fast, armchair experts! 

  • We're into September -- the busiest of the hurricane months.  With our recent flurry of tropical activity in the open Atlantic, the questions come up almost daily: are we done this season?

  • Flooding is virtually an ever-present threat for the nation's "wettest" state, and as we head toward the winter, it is time to assess the readiness of communities that are frequently affected by rising waters.