New FOX 8 Home, Nothing Going on, Staying Warm Into Next Week

 For 38 years I toiled at a old building on South Jeff. Davis Pkwy ( now Norman Francis Pkwy) that wasn't built as a TV station.  During 7 ownership changes, most of the new owners really didn't invested into the facility to make us competitive.  Tome Benson was the first owner to commit new monies to upgrade equipment, but it still was an old, dingy building.  NFL...Not For Long as last night Ch. 8 held a party to show off the new studios.  I was honored to be invited back to see the new home. It's located just west of the Broad Street overpass on I-10.

Stunning was my feelings as Brenda & I entered the structure.   It's modern, high tech and beautiful.  This is what you expect the # 1 rated station in this market to look like.  The move is not yet complete and the official move in is early April.  However, the Weather Center looks functional and awesome, the news set gorgeous and the newsroom electric.  Can't wait to see my colleagues operating out of a first class facility.  Bravo Gray Television for your investment on New Orleans' future.  Gosh, it's hard to find anything to talk about weather-wise.

The upper flow across the nation remains mainly west to east keeping the bitter cold well to our north.  The frontal boundary has gotten close, but it's stalled out.

It's easy to find the frontal boundary both on surface temperatures & dew points.  It's near 80 in Shreveport while Little Rock is barely 50! Our main issue will continue to be daily over night and morning fog.

About the only other thing worth watching is the rising Mississippi River.

The current River level has topped 4' and is expected to approach 7 feet by next week.  That will cause us no major issues, but it will certainly take care of the salt water wedge that was trying to come farther to the north.  Hopefully the Eagles & K.C. fans are appreciating our great Spring-like weather?  Our city has never looked to great!  Stay tuned!