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'Baton Rouge would become waterfront property:' Two projects to protect communities, restore wetlands
Posted 6:05 PM 6/6/2025 by Sarah Gray Barr
GARYVILLE - Two projects are in the works that will, together, prevent flooding in communities from storms while also restoring dying wetlands.
The West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (More)
6/2/2025
Morgan City officials, Storm Station reflects on Hurricane Francine as new season begins
Posted 8:18 PM 6/2/2025 by Storm Station Team
As the calendar flips to June, the official start of hurricane season begins once more. While seasonal predictions vary, emergency officials continue to stress a timeless truth: it only takes one storm to change lives. In 2024, that storm was Hurricane Francine.
(More)...5/30/2025
2025 hurricane season starts Sunday; the Storm Station has you covered!
Posted 3:52 PM 5/30/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - With Sunday marking the official start of the 2025 meteorological hurricane season, the Storm Station is here to remind you that we have your back through any weather events.
(More)...5/23/2025
Unusual tropical funnel makes appearance over Atchafalaya Basin
Posted 5:47 PM 5/23/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
What is known as a tropical funnel was caught on camera by a Storm Station viewer in Henderson on Friday afternoon. This feature was associated with a thunderstorm that moved over the Atchafalaya Basin.
These tropical funnels are different from the (More)
5/22/2025
NOAA releases 2025 Atlantic hurricane season outlook
Posted 10:44 AM 5/22/2025 by The Storm Station Meteorologists
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its 2025 Hurricane Outlook. NOAA predicts an above-average season with 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes. (More)...
5/15/2025
Baton Rouge hits 90 degree milestone, unofficially kicking off summer
Posted 1:16 PM 5/15/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron
On Thursday at approximately 2pm, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport reached an air temperature of 90° for the first time in 2025. Baton Rouge has come close to 90° in the last couple of weeks, reaching 89° on April 3, 18, and 29. (More)...
5/8/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: Capital area experienced worst tornado in its history in 1975
Posted 4:44 PM 5/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Fifty years ago, on May 8, 1975, six tornadoes touched down across Louisiana and the most devastating hit Baton Rouge.
What was categorized at the time as two F-2 tornadoes cut across Slaughter and Livingston and St. Helena parishes, ripping up homes and moving them off (More)
