Lake effect precipitation occurs when cold air passes over warm bodies of water, like Lake Erie. Forecasters say the rain is not necessarily a sign of what's to come.

RIGHT NOW. WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THIS WDSU FIRST WARNING WEATHER IMPACT DAY. SOME OF THOSE LINGERING STORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. YEAH. WHAT’S IT LOOK LIKE TONIGHT IS ...

IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE SOME RAIN SHOWERS. WE DO HAVE TODAY AS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED SOME EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING. IT’S RAINING AND THERE’S SOME ...

METEOROLOGIST AVA MARIE. WELL, IT’S AN ALERT DAY AS WE’RE TRACKING HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND THEY ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING SOME FLASH FLOODING, POSSIBLY EVEN TURNING ...