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Rob Perillo

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Chief Meteorologist KATC Lafayette, LA - Weather for Acadiana/S LA. Forecasting for Gulf Coast since 1985. 2020 Tropical Weather Conference Broadcaster of Year.

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Two things can be true at once… many NWS offices are running at a deficit in staffing (vacancies/buyouts) especially after Doge cuts. HOWEVER, the NWS Austin/San Antonio office who put out the timely watches/warnings the day before and morning of the Texas tragedy, were operating with

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July is typically our most active month for scattered showers and thunderstorms and today's 10 Day forecast for Acadiana keeps the daily chance of splash and dash activity going for the foreseeable future. Fortunately no tropical threats and most storms stay below severe

July is typically our most active month for scattered showers and thunderstorms and today's 10 Day forecast for Acadiana keeps the daily chance of splash and dash activity going for the foreseeable future. 

Fortunately no tropical threats and most storms stay below severe
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After a busy morning on the radar it looks like we got a little "dry-slotted" by the upper low in the Gulf this afternoon. Still count on a good chance of storms in the days ahead with some subtle day to day differences. Forecast details: katc.com/weather/scatte… #lawx

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Our community has seen an increase in conspiracy theories that state these flash flood events are a result of weather modification. No cloud seeding has ever come close to this type of natural disaster. Believe me, if a company could make the amount of rain we have seen in recent

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Power Doppler 3 Radar & lightning activity in Acadiana. Latest Power Doppler 3 & forecast products: bit.ly/3fwdoqt #AcadianasRadar #LAwx #KATC

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Power Doppler 3 Radar & lightning activity in Acadiana. Latest Power Doppler 3 & forecast products: bit.ly/3fwdoqt #AcadianasRadar #LAwx #KATC

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TWO WEEK TROPICAL OUTLOOK: All quiet in the tropics today, with the only significant tropical wave near the Bahamas/Cuba expected to move off to the northeast and away from the U.S. in the next few days...elsewhere quiet per usual given the time of the season... However, the

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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will stay in Acadiana's forecast for the foreseeable future, but rain chances may ease slightly into the weekend. Forecast details and sneak peek at the latest 10 Day Forecast: tinyurl.com/mr257unk #lawx

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July being a typical July. More splash and dash scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast for Acadiana although coverage of those storms may ease a little into the weekend...perhaps more so by mid-next week as models show a building, but weak upper ridge in our area.

July being a typical July. More splash and dash scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast for Acadiana although coverage of those storms may ease a little into the weekend...perhaps more so by mid-next week as models show a building, but weak upper ridge in our area.