The cluster of storms to our north last evening did indeed move to the SE bringing us some morning showers, but more importantly, an all day cloud cover. That resulted in a less hot afternoon with highs staying in the 80s for a change. We're unlikely to see a repeat on Tuesday so expect highs to be back to 90+. Aside from a spotty daytime heating storm Tuesday-Thursday, rain chances should be below normal. That is likely to change later this week as models are indicating an upper low forming along the Gulf coast that should get rain chance above normal. So far here it has been a dry June.
The other major story is the crisis developing in Lake Pontchartrain and area lakes to the east including the Mississippi Coast. The Bonne Carre Spillway has now been open for 90 days (3 months) and the volume of fresh water has killed most of the oyster beds and chased away most shrimp & speckled trout. John Snell had a story showing an oyster fisherman pulling up nothing but dead oysters. Worse yet, a toxic algae bloom has developed in Lake P. spreading into Mississippi Sound lowering oxygen levels, killing smaller fish, leaving a stench made worse by 90+ heat and closing beaches. Another surge of water is moving out of the Ohio River due to recent heavy rains and that is likely to keep our river levels high into August. I'm afraid things will get worse before they get better. We need to get the Spillway shut to begin the process of making Lake P. brackish again. Stay tuned!
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