The risk of severe weather has been upgraded to levels 3 and 4 across our area. The potent storms are likely Wednesday morning to afternoon. Strong to severe storms are expected to roll in on Wednesday. The storm system on Wednesday will feature a surface low swinging through our area followed by a cold front. There will be lots of moisture and other ingredients that should contribute to some strong and/or heavy storms. Rain totals look like 1-3+ inches, so street flooding will be possible in spots. There will also be a higher-than-usual risk of high wind gusts, large hail and even a few tornadoes. An area from New Orleans northward across our Northshore parishes will also be at risk of strong, long-track tornadoes. The timing of the storms looks like morning as early as 7 or 8 a.m. through early afternoon around 1 or 2 p.m. before rain tapers off during the afternoon and evening. The worst of the weather could come before lunchtime around 10 a.m. to noon as a complex of especially potent storms rolls through.