Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 1997, 3:44 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 1997, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 1997, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:00 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom, LA | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Folsom, LA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 30 min |
| May 3, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge | 38 min |
| May 3, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena | 35 min |
| May 3, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston | 30 min |
| May 3, 3:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 35 min |
| May 3, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 46 min |
| May 3, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock | 40 min |
| May 3, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison | 61 min |
| May 3, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock | 17 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.