Posted 6:40 AM 3/13/2024 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

If you were out and about early on Tuesday morning, you may have noticed a bright flash of light across the night sky. Several Storm Station sent in their photos of the spectacle.

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Posted 7:17 AM 3/8/2024 by Storm Station Team

Staying safe during severe weather starts with being able to get important weather alerts when they are issued! We suggest having multiple ways to receive those alerts. Some ways to receive alerts include downloading the Storm Station app, watching the Storm Station team on WRBZ or having a NOAA (More)

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Posted 7:20 AM 3/7/2024 by Storm Station Team

Lightning is a severe weather threat that can occur in any storm. From a pop-up summer storm to a category 5 Hurricane, lightning is a very intense and life threatening weather phenomena. It's important to remember that thunder is a RESULT of lightning, and if you hear thunder roar (More)

Posted 4:14 PM 3/6/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

GONZALES – Storm Station viewer Ami Barden spotted a colorless half circle, or bow, across the horizon in Gonzales on Wednesday morning. It was not a gray rainbow. In fact it had not rained all night. However, there was fog. This was what is known as a fogbow.

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Posted 7:05 AM 3/5/2024 by Storm Station Team

As Severe Weather Awareness Week continues, we turn our focus to the dangers of Severe Thunderstorms. When Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued in your area, treat them with the same caution you would a Tornado Warning. Severe storms can contain damaging winds, large hailstones, as well as (More)

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Posted 7:44 AM 3/4/2024 by Storm Station Team

We kick off Severe Weather Awareness Week with the focus on Tornadoes. As most know, tornadoes can spin up quickly and do damage just as fast. The sporadic nature of tornadoes makes them one of the most dangerous and life-threatening weather phenomena that occur in southern Louisiana.

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Posted 9:12 PM 2/29/2024 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

This year, we find an extra date on our calendars – February 29. Although we tack on another day to winter, the added leap day ensures we don’t see winter shifting around on the calendar.

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Posted 9:13 PM 2/29/2024 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

BATON ROUGE - On Monday, April 8th, 2024, another solar eclipse takes over skies across North America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path of this shadow experience the eclipse.