WEATHER & COASTAL CONDITIONS
Gulf Coast Weather Alerts & Flooding
Check available weather-related reports for the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Greater New Orleans, with direct links to National Weather Service forecasts and notices.
The cards below show weather-category reports returned by the traffic plugin. They may include NWS or other provider reports and are not a complete list of local watches, warnings, or flooding conditions. An empty result is not an all-clear.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Weather Reports
Review the available report details, affected area, and source. Use the official NWS links below for a location-specific forecast.
MDOT updates are unavailable or delayed; previously fetched reports may be shown. Last successful fetch: Oct 26, 2026 12:35 am CDT. Check MDOT Traffic
Greater New Orleans Weather Reports
Review the available report details, affected area, and source. Use the official NWS links below for a location-specific forecast.
Louisiana API: one request attempt per 10 minutes total. Six feeds rotate: events, cameras, advisories, signs, ferries and rest areas; each normally refreshes every 60 minutes. Event: Oct 26 12:35 am CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Cameras: Oct 25 8:59 pm CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Alerts: Oct 25 9:26 pm CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Messagesigns: Oct 25 9:58 pm CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Ferryterminals: Oct 25 10:54 pm CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Restareas: Oct 26 12:06 am CDT. Updates delayed; cached reports may be shown. Next eligible API slot: 2:33 am CDT. Cameras in source snapshot: 425.
Official weather resources
New Orleans and surrounding coastal areas
Open the NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge site and select your city or ZIP code for the relevant forecast and available notices.
Eastern Gulf Coast resources
Use the NWS Mobile/Pensacola site when planning farther east. Select your exact location rather than assuming one regional forecast applies everywhere.
Flooding, river levels, and coastal forecasts
Flooding information, river observations, and marine forecasts describe different conditions. Check the resource that matches your destination and the date of the notice.
- NOAA National Water Prediction Service — river and water information.
- National Hurricane Center — official tropical-weather information.
- Gulf Marine Conditions — buoy and marine forecast resources.
Follow local emergency-management instructions and posted road closures.
About these reports
The plugin collects available reports on its scheduled refresh. Feed outages, geographic filtering, and incomplete source data can limit this view. The source’s “Active” dashboard label alone does not establish a successful recent fetch.
See data sources and updates for reporting limitations.