Cajun Weather Spotters of Acadiana

Cajun Weather Spotters of Acadiana Objective of this page is to provide additional updates on weather events in Acadiana and Southwester
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🌈My first rainbow pictures from the drone, over Church Point, LA. 🌈
08/16/2024

🌈My first rainbow pictures from the drone, over Church Point, LA. 🌈

Reported rainfall from yesterday's storms definitely shows that hot spot between Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. Over 3" of...
08/16/2024

Reported rainfall from yesterday's storms definitely shows that hot spot between Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. Over 3" of rain reported from one of the stations.
Then there is the T for Trace amount at my house in Church Point. 😆

Sun setting photos from yesterday evening.
08/16/2024

Sun setting photos from yesterday evening.

08/16/2024
Thunderstorms are slowly moving southeast. No severe weather expected, but may still have some frequent lightning and th...
08/16/2024

Thunderstorms are slowly moving southeast. No severe weather expected, but may still have some frequent lightning and thunder in some of the thunderstorms. I don't think I received any measurable rainfall at my house in Church Point, but the clouds and breeze felt nice.

Thunderstorms are slowly stalling out over Acadiana. Heavy rains and frequent lightning are the main threats from these ...
08/16/2024

Thunderstorms are slowly stalling out over Acadiana. Heavy rains and frequent lightning are the main threats from these storms, especially around Lafayette, Iberia, and Vermillion Parishes.

Radar estimates 2" around the Breaux Bridge area. This weather station near Breaux Bridge is showing a little over 1.5" ...
08/16/2024

Radar estimates 2" around the Breaux Bridge area. This weather station near Breaux Bridge is showing a little over 1.5" measured.

Heavy rains and frequent lightning in the thunderstorms over Lafayette and Upper St. Martin Parishes. Even though we hav...
08/16/2024

Heavy rains and frequent lightning in the thunderstorms over Lafayette and Upper St. Martin Parishes. Even though we have been dry, thse storms may create ponding on roadways, so leave enough room in front of your vehicle.

08/16/2024

Rainbow over Church Point. Right over our freshly painted water tower.

Thunderstorms across much of Acadiana this evening. Seems they decided to grow once they got to Acadiana. Not one drop o...
08/16/2024

Thunderstorms across much of Acadiana this evening. Seems they decided to grow once they got to Acadiana. Not one drop of rain at my house in Church Point, but I have drone photos to share..🌈

Another severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lafayette Parish. The severe thunderstorm warnings continue for ...
08/16/2024

Another severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lafayette Parish.
The severe thunderstorm warnings continue for storms near the Acadia and St. Landry Parish lines.
Also a severe thunderstorm is active for portions is Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes

Severe thunderstorm warning now issued for the storm between Acadia and St. Landry Parishes. This storm is slowly moving...
08/15/2024

Severe thunderstorm warning now issued for the storm between Acadia and St. Landry Parishes. This storm is slowly moving northwest and is producing gusty winds. Damaging winds is the main threat in this cell, but some small hail is possible between Church Point and Opelousas.

A special weather advisory has been issued for Church Point due to the gusty winds in this thunderstorm. Winds up to 40 ...
08/15/2024

A special weather advisory has been issued for Church Point due to the gusty winds in this thunderstorm. Winds up to 40 mph are possible.

Small thunderstorms in St. Landry are trying to push West towards Church Point. It's at least giving a good breeze here ...
08/15/2024

Small thunderstorms in St. Landry are trying to push West towards Church Point. It's at least giving a good breeze here right now.
The strong/severe thunderstorms near the Baton Rouge area, are now moving towards Iberia, Lower St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes. There is also a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for that area.

The thunderstorms closer to Acadiana continue to build slowly. Most of Acadiana stays dry, but a few lucky areas will ge...
08/15/2024

The thunderstorms closer to Acadiana continue to build slowly. Most of Acadiana stays dry, but a few lucky areas will get some much needed colling rains this afternoon/evening.

Isolated thunderstorms over Lafayette Parish, while the Baton Rouge area is getting severe thunderstorms. Those storms a...
08/15/2024

Isolated thunderstorms over Lafayette Parish, while the Baton Rouge area is getting severe thunderstorms. Those storms are moving southwest, so some Eastern parts of Acadiana may see some of the thunderstorms in the next few hours.

08/14/2024
A few isolated showers across Acadiana this afternoon. Most of us will stay dry, but a few could see a short period of r...
08/13/2024

A few isolated showers across Acadiana this afternoon. Most of us will stay dry, but a few could see a short period of rain.

08/13/2024
It's been a while since we have seen some thunderstorms in Acadiana. The only bad news is that they are staying in the C...
08/12/2024

It's been a while since we have seen some thunderstorms in Acadiana. The only bad news is that they are staying in the Coastal Parishes and moving south. Northern Parishes look to stay dry unless we can get a gust front to ignite more showers.

08/12/2024

A Heat Advisory has been issued until 8/13 8:00PM. Make sure to hydrate and take breaks to avoid heat exhaustion.

Very isolated showers in Acadiana. Im getting a little drizzle near Pinbook and Bonin in Lafayette.
08/12/2024

Very isolated showers in Acadiana. Im getting a little drizzle near Pinbook and Bonin in Lafayette.

The Acadiana Roughnecks are looking for sponsors this upcoming season. My son is on this travel baseball team out of Ray...
08/11/2024

The Acadiana Roughnecks are looking for sponsors this upcoming season. My son is on this travel baseball team out of Rayne, LA. They play tournaments in the Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles areas. If anyone would like to make a sponsorship, this is tax deductible as an advertisement. Please send me a message on the page if you have any questions.

Happy No CAT 3 hitting Louisiana Day. Remember, any models you see beyond 7 days should be taken with a single grain of ...
08/09/2024

Happy No CAT 3 hitting Louisiana Day. Remember, any models you see beyond 7 days should be taken with a single grain of salt. Even the 5-7 day time frame is suspect most of the time.
We are getting into the heart of Hurricane Season, so make sure you have a game plan should one threaten your area.

08/09/2024

Very small crisp in the air but I'll take it this morning. Small cool front has knocked down the humidity.

Development chances have lowered for now. We are about to get into the heart of Hurricane Season so we still have to be ...
08/07/2024

Development chances have lowered for now. We are about to get into the heart of Hurricane Season so we still have to be prepared.

Debby is keeping that tropical wave in the Caribbean in check. Chances for development continue to decrease which is good news!

08/07/2024

Good luck to all students that are going to back to school this Wednesday!

Doesn't need to be said, but it's official
08/06/2024

Doesn't need to be said, but it's official

A Heat Advisory has been issued until 8/06 7:00PM. Make sure to hydrate and take breaks to avoid heat exhaustion.

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Rainbow over Church Point. Right over our freshly painted water tower.

This a radar loop from this afternoon/evening. You can see many gust fronts (thin green lines on radar) getting pushed out away from the strong thunderstorms. Then, gust fronts colliding with other gust fronts to create new thunderstorms. The severe thunderstorms also stalled and then had some back building.

Sent the drone up for a 360° view of the storms approaching Church Point. You can see the shelf cloud and the heavy rain bands.

I don't ever advise driving across flooded roadways, but there is only this 1 road to get out of Hopedale. Flooding across Highway 624 in Southeast LA.

Drone flight to monitor the thunderstorms over Lafayette Parish.

Time lapse of the storms this morning. You can definitely see the strongest storms bow out. The majority of the damage was caused by high straight line winds. Sometimes, these winds can cause more widespread damage than a tornado would.

Happy New Years!

No wake zone... kids and dogs at play

Don't look at my tall grass that I haven't been able to cut, but the road now has a current. Over 2" of rain in Church Point in about an hour.

Twin waterspouts deep water Gulf of Mexico at Keathley Canyon 919. Video yesterday by 📸 Ben Daigle.

Weather Prediction Center still forecasting the possibility for heavy rainfall in Acadiana starting tomorrow night into Thursday. Right now 1" - 4" is possible with higher amount possible in isolated spots.

This is a hyperlapse video of the rainstorms moving across the wide open Gulf of Mexico #GC52 #cajunweather

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This page was started in August 2011, after I decided I would try and help out with some of the questions that are being asked to many of the TV meteorologist on social media. I do not have a degree in Atmospheric Science or Meteorology, but I did attend two semesters at ULM for that area of study. I am now an advanced trained storm spotter for the National Weather Service. When this page was first started, I was the only one posting updates. A few years ago, I decided to form a spotter group across Acadiana, and bring in more trained spotters to help run the page and to help assist the National Weather Service during severe weather events. My vision for this page is to be an additional source of weather information on a social media platform. We do often give advise, but you should always follow any information from the degreed meteorologist or National Weather Service first. I enjoy spending my time on this page and keeping my weather passion alive.

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Andy Thibodeaux

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