New Orleans should brace for heavy rains and flood risk this week. Here’s the forecast.

Keep your umbrellas and raincoats handy as forecasters predict there will be heavy rain through much of the week and a risk of flash flooding in southeast Louisiana.

On Monday, scattered storms hit early in the morning and are expected into the afternoon with storms potentially producing short periods of intense rainfall.

Baton Rouge and parts of the Northshore are experiencing slow moving storms early Monday morning that could drop as much as 3 to 5 inches of rain per hour, according to the National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge…

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