Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS New Orleans, LA

Issued

Aug 10, 2000, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)

Expired

Aug 10, 2000, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS New Orleans, LA

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Lafourche Parish, LA, Saint Charles Parish, LA, Terrebonne Parish, LA

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WUUS54 KLIX 102331
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LAC057-089-109-110030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
629 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOUMA

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN ST CHARLES PARISH 
  MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OVER MATHEWS...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RACELAND...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  LOCKPORT AT 655 PM CDT
  OVER HOUMA...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAYOU CANE...7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  GRAY AT 720 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS...STAY INDOORS AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS.

LAT...LON 2971 9026 2991 9047 2964 9101 2938 9080

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 10, 3:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
340 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2000

VERY ACTIVE NE FLOW MCS PATTERN IS ONGOING WITH TWO SYSTEMS
AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME. MODEL MASS FIELDS HAVE
HINTED AT THIS PATTERN...HOWEVER...TIMING AND QPF FORECASTS HAVE
BEEN RATHER POOR. SHARPENING ERN U.S. TROUGH/DEVELOPING MID ATLANTIC
CLOSED LOW WITH AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG NORTHERLY JET WILL CONTINUE
TO SPIN UP VORTICITY MAXIMA AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE EXTREME HEAT
AND RESULTANT INSTABILITY ALONG WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE AIDING THE
VOLATILE SITUATION THROUGH FRIDAY. RADAR SHOWS NUMEROUS STRONG AND

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY TODAY.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND ONE HAIL REPORT WERE RECEIVED SO
FAR IN THE MS COASTAL COUNTIES. AM ALSO MONITORING TORNADO POTENTIAL
WITH ROTATING CELLS INTERACTING WITH THE SEA BREEZE. WILL GO ABOVE
GUIDANCE IN THE COASTAL SECTIONS BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND MENTION
SEVERE TSTMS TONIGHT.

A RARE LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH TO THE MS
COAST LATE SAT AND SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND BECOME MAINLY A DEWPOINT
BOUNDARY ON SUNDAY. DRY AIR WILL BRIDGE ACROSS THE FRONT SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WITH EXTREME HEAT BUILDING DUE TO NORTH SURFACE WINDS.

MCB 72/96/70/94 3310   BTR 75/96/74/95 3311
MSY 74/95/77/95 5521   GPT 72/94/73/96 5621

.NEW...NONE
LA...NONE
MS...NONE.

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