The key to breaking the drought in South Louisiana could come down to just a few hundred miles and an area of disturbed tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico.
The tropics are quiet but we are entering Louisiana Prime Time when it comes to hurricane season. One long-range forecast is suggesting tropical troubles before Labor Day.
Tropical Storm Bret has formed and should move into the Caribbean Sea. Will it affect the Northern Gulf Coast? Here's the long-range thinking right now.
Hurricane season begins in less than three months and the signs are suggesting that Louisiana and the Gulf South might be getting a bit of a break from the big storms this year.