Soaking rains of at least 1-4" and the threat of a few severe storms are expected for portions of Acadiana this weekend.

Acadiana remains on track for rounds of showers and storms Saturday morning through Saturday night ending Sunday morning.

New Thursday afternoon, the Storm Prediction Center had increased the potential for severe storms for western portions of Acadiana to a slight risk (level 2/5), for the possibility of storms that could produce damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and hail Saturday into Saturday night.

Rob Perillo/KATC

The model upper air profiles suggest that the highest risk of an isolated tornado may occur Saturday morning/afternoon for SW LA and Saturday evening/night farther east into Acadiana, but the amount of dynamics in play and after dark remains question

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