Posted 4:07 PM 7/8/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

You may occasionally look up at a thunderstorm and see a ragged, low-hanging cloud that seems ominous and may even look like a funnel cloud or tornado. If you see this in the summer on the Gulf Coast, since there just isn't enough wind moving around in the low (More)

Posted 8:43 AM 7/6/2025 by The Storm Station Meteorologists

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall not far from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina around 4 a.m. CDT Sunday. The storm had maximum sustained winds around 50 mph at that time.

Chantal will weaken to a Tropical Depression by afternoon as it moves into North Carolina. The storm will become (More)

Posted 8:38 PM 7/3/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

Mother Nature’s fiercest storms can blossom in the blink of an eye. Take Hurricane Michael for instance, a powerful Category 5 storm that ravaged Florida in October 2018. Just three days prior, Michael was a tropical storm. 

Such rapidly developing storms can pose big problems. (More)...

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Posted 4:10 PM 6/26/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ history, Channel 2 was on the air for a little over a year when a Category 3 hurricane struck the capital region.

WBRZ anchorman Brooks Reed and photographer Bob Durham were the first journalists on the ground when Hurricane Audrey made landfall on (More)

Posted 10:19 AM 6/19/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

UPDATE: Erick intensified overnight into a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds peaking at 145 mph. Afterward, the storm did weaken slightly. Hurricane Erick made landfall in extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico around 7 a.m. CDT Thursday with peak winds at 125 mph.

Posted 2:07 PM 6/13/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

While the Storm Station forecast anticipated most of the rain to hold off until afternoon, an early onset of showers and thunderstorms occurred on Friday morning. It all happened due to the combination of a weak ripple of energy and the inherent volatility of the Gulf Coast's (More)

Posted 1:19 PM 6/12/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

Wednesday’s storms packed a punch in a few neighborhoods. Skies lit up with a green tinge along the False River as storms moved in during the evening. Johnny Moyal captured the ominous sight.

So what causes a thunderstorm to give off a green color? It all comes down to moisture. (More)...