Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS New Orleans, LA

Issued

Nov 8, 2000, 10:31 PM CST (04:31 UTC)

Expired

Nov 8, 2000, 11:00 PM CST

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS New Orleans, LA

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Lafourche Parish, LA

000 
WUUS54 KLIX 090432
SVRNEW
LAC057-090500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1031 PM CST WED NOV 8 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 1100 PM CST

* AT 1027 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOCKPORT...OR ABOUT 3
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MATHEWS AND NORTHWEST OF LOCKPORT AT 1045 PM CST 
 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RACELAND AT 1050 PM CST

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST. SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO 
ADVANCE WARNING. 

LAT...LON 2957 9057 2972 9035 2977 9037 2981 9048
          2987 9049 2978 9065 2969 9074 2965 9067
          2961 9065

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 8, 3:01 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
300 PM CST NOV 08 2000

SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THU MORNING.
WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING
SQUALL LINE AND COLD FRONT. EXPECT THE FRONT TO BEGIN ACCELERATING
EAST ONCE THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. EXPECT THE
SQUALL LINE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE CWA...BATON ROUGH
AREA... BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE EAST INTO THE NEW
ORLEANS AREA AROUND 3 AM THU MORNING. BY THIS TIME THE FRONT AND
SQUALL LINE SHOULD BE MOVING ON RAPIDLY EASTWARD WITH WITH SKIES
CLEARING RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY THU. TEMPS MAY BE A
LITTLE OFF DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE FRONT. WENT PRIMARILY WITH THE
MOS GUIDANCE FROM THE MRF FOR TEMPS AND POPS IN THE EXTENDED PORTION
OF THE FORECAST. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. SEE NO
THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING SINCE THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING EAST
AT 15 TO 20 KT AND INDIVIDUAL TSTMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST IN
EXCESS OF 25 KT. NO STRONG THICKNESS DIFFLUENCE OR TRAINING EXPECTED
TO PERSIST FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

MCB BU 054/060 040/065 042 17+10
BTR BU 055/062 040/067 044 17+10
MSY BU 058/063 049/066 049 17920
GPT CU 065/067 046/066 043 17940

.NEW...SCA PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER INCLUDING LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS.
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.

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