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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 1, 2005Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2005, 1:40 AM CST for Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2005, 1:40 AM CST (07:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2005, 2:15 AM CST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Saint Tammany Parish, LA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1854 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1854 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
7.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KLIX 010740
SVRLIX
LAC103-010815-
/O.NEW.KLIX.SV.W.0049.050401T0740Z-050401T0815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
140 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 215 AM CST

* AT 135 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
  GOLF BALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF PEARL
  RIVER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SLIDELL...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PEARL RIVER BY 145 AM CST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED
WARNING.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3029 8991 3041 8998 3053 8978 3049 8972
      3044 8968 3042 8968 3041 8969 3037 8966
      3027 8988

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 31, 3:07 PM CST, 10 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:07 PM CST, 10 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
307 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

.DISCUSSION...

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THE SURFACE COLD FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEAR
THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST THROUGH NEW ORLEANS.  ALOFT THERE WAS A
SHORTWAVE OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WITH THE SUB-TROPICAL JET OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF AND THE OTHER JET ACROSS TEXAS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE PRECIP WATER VALUE FROM THE 18Z KSIL SOUNDING WAS 1.50 INCHES
WITH AN LI OF -4.3.  THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT PUSHES SOUTHWARD
ACROSS MOST OF OUR AREA...COUPLED WITH EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER
PREVENTING MORE SOLAR HEATING...HAS LIMITED AFTERNOON CONVECTION
ACROSS OUR AREA.  IF THE CLOUD COVER BREAKS OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS IN SOME AREAS...THE EXTRA HEATING COULD LEAD TO SOME STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PCWA.  THE MAIN
THREATS WOULD BE HAIL AND WINDS.

LATER IN THE EVENING THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE COLD
FRONT WILL PULL INTO MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA...BEGINNING TO DRAG
THE COLD FRONT THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI.  THE ADDITION OF THE SHARP TROUGH DROPPING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING.  THE FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH MOST OF THE PCWA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  64  69  46  68 /  80  30   0   0
BTR  64  70  48  68 /  80  30   0   0
MSY  68  74  51  68 /  80  30   0   0
GPT  68  74  48  69 /  80  40   0   0

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 8:29 PM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
829 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-011330-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. CHARLES-ST. HELENA-
ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-
WILKINSON-
829 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

...A SLIGHTT TO MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...

AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISISSSPPI THIS EVENING.  THIS BOUNDARY...COMBINED WITH AMPLE LOW
LEVEL WARMTH AND HUMIDITY...AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM HAVE ALLOWED NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING.  THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT...AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND
TRACKS INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.  STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW...AND TRAILING COLD FRONT BY MIDNIGHT. THESE
STRONGER WINDS...COMBINED WITH A CONTINUED HIGHLY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...WILL LEAD TO A MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK
TONIGHT.  THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND AN ISOLATED
TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE REGION DURING THE MORNING
HOURS OF FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT BEING OVER FAR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI.  DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE
PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS
REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 7:53 PM CST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
753 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL                 30.28N 89.78W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER

0504 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0505 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL AIRPORT         30.35N 89.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
            SLIDELL.

0515 PM     HAIL             9 W KILN                30.42N 89.59W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  2.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0520 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

0530 PM     HAIL             1 W PICAYUNE            30.53N 89.70W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0530 PM     HAIL             BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0550 PM     HAIL             10 NNE KILN             30.55N 89.37W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0557 PM     HAIL             WATSON                  30.58N 90.95W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0600 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              30.50N 90.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 190 FROM WATSON
            TO LIVINGSTON TO WALKER BETWEEN 550 AND 605 PM CST.

0615 PM     HAIL             EASLEYVILLE             30.93N 90.69W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        ST. HELENA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0641 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLINTON         30.79N 90.14W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     HAIL             AMITE                   30.73N 90.51W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0705 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 ESE WILMER            30.79N 90.30W
03/31/2005                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED BY THE STATE POLICE

0710 PM     HAIL             10 NE POPLARVILLE       30.94N 89.41W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     HAIL             ENON                    30.73N 90.08W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 E FRANKLINTON         30.85N 90.06W
03/31/2005                   WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED ALONG HIGHWAY 10

0745 PM     HAIL             ANGIE                   30.96N 89.82W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PGRIGSBY
Local storm report, Mar 31, 8:15 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
815 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL                 30.28N 89.78W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER

0504 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0505 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL AIRPORT         30.35N 89.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
            SLIDELL.

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  2.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             9 W KILN                30.42N 89.59W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0520 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

0524 PM     HAIL             DENHAM SPRINGS          30.48N 90.96W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0525 PM     HAIL             GREENWELL SPRING        30.58N 90.99W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   PUBLIC

0530 PM     HAIL             5 NE WATSON             30.63N 90.89W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN THE COMMUNUITY OF WEISS.

0530 PM     HAIL             BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0530 PM     HAIL             1 W PICAYUNE            30.53N 89.70W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 PM     HAIL             10 NNE KILN             30.55N 89.37W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0557 PM     HAIL             WATSON                  30.58N 90.95W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0600 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              30.50N 90.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 190 FROM WATSON
            TO LIVINGSTON TO WALKER BETWEEN 550 AND 605 PM CST.

0615 PM     HAIL             EASLEYVILLE             30.93N 90.69W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        ST. HELENA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0641 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLINTON         30.79N 90.14W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     HAIL             AMITE                   30.73N 90.51W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     HAIL             3 NNW PEARL RIVER       30.41N 89.77W
03/31/2005  2.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF HICKORY
            BY MEDIA SPOTTER.

0705 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 ESE WILMER            30.79N 90.30W
03/31/2005                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED BY THE STATE POLICE

0710 PM     HAIL             10 NE POPLARVILLE       30.94N 89.41W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     HAIL             ENON                    30.73N 90.08W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 E FRANKLINTON         30.85N 90.06W
03/31/2005                   WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED ALONG HIGHWAY 10

0745 PM     HAIL             ANGIE                   30.96N 89.82W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        HARRISON           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

PGRIGSBY
Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:05 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1005 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL                 30.28N 89.78W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER

0504 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0505 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL AIRPORT         30.35N 89.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
            SLIDELL.

0515 PM     HAIL             9 W KILN                30.42N 89.59W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  2.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0520 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

0524 PM     HAIL             DENHAM SPRINGS          30.48N 90.96W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0525 PM     HAIL             GREENWELL SPRING        30.58N 90.99W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   PUBLIC

0530 PM     HAIL             1 W PICAYUNE            30.53N 89.70W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0530 PM     HAIL             BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0530 PM     HAIL             5 NE WATSON             30.63N 90.89W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN THE COMMUNUITY OF WEISS.

0550 PM     HAIL             10 NNE KILN             30.55N 89.37W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0557 PM     HAIL             WATSON                  30.58N 90.95W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0600 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              30.50N 90.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 190 FROM WATSON
            TO LIVINGSTON TO WALKER BETWEEN 550 AND 605 PM CST.

0615 PM     HAIL             EASLEYVILLE             30.93N 90.69W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        ST. HELENA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0641 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLINTON         30.79N 90.14W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     HAIL             AMITE                   30.73N 90.51W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     HAIL             3 NNW PEARL RIVER       30.41N 89.77W
03/31/2005  2.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF HICKORY
            BY MEDIA SPOTTER.

0705 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 ESE WILMER            30.79N 90.30W
03/31/2005                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED BY THE STATE POLICE

0710 PM     HAIL             10 NE POPLARVILLE       30.94N 89.41W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 E FRANKLINTON         30.85N 90.06W
03/31/2005                   WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED ALONG HIGHWAY 10

0745 PM     HAIL             ENON                    30.73N 90.08W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     HAIL             ANGIE                   30.96N 89.82W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        HARRISON           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0826 PM     HAIL             BATCHELOR               30.84N 91.66W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        POINTE COUPEE      LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0856 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0903 PM     HAIL             MCCOMB                  31.25N 90.47W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0915 PM     HAIL             9 NW ST. FRANCISVILLE   30.88N 91.49W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WEST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0923 PM     HAIL             ESCATAWPA               30.49N 88.55W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        JACKSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

0952 PM     HAIL             NORWOOD                 30.96N 91.11W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PGRIGSBY
Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:16 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1016 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL                 30.28N 89.78W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER

0504 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0505 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL AIRPORT         30.35N 89.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
            SLIDELL.

0515 PM     HAIL             9 W KILN                30.42N 89.59W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  2.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0520 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

0524 PM     HAIL             DENHAM SPRINGS          30.48N 90.96W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0525 PM     HAIL             GREENWELL SPRING        30.58N 90.99W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   PUBLIC

0530 PM     HAIL             BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0530 PM     HAIL             5 NE WATSON             30.63N 90.89W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN THE COMMUNUITY OF WEISS.

0530 PM     HAIL             1 W PICAYUNE            30.53N 89.70W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 PM     HAIL             10 NNE KILN             30.55N 89.37W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0557 PM     HAIL             WATSON                  30.58N 90.95W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0600 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              30.50N 90.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 190 FROM WATSON
            TO LIVINGSTON TO WALKER BETWEEN 550 AND 605 PM CST.

0615 PM     HAIL             EASLEYVILLE             30.93N 90.69W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        ST. HELENA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0641 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLINTON         30.79N 90.14W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     HAIL             AMITE                   30.73N 90.51W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     HAIL             3 NNW PEARL RIVER       30.41N 89.77W
03/31/2005  2.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF HICKORY
            BY MEDIA SPOTTER.

0705 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 ESE WILMER            30.79N 90.30W
03/31/2005                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED BY THE STATE POLICE

0710 PM     HAIL             10 NE POPLARVILLE       30.94N 89.41W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     HAIL             ANGIE                   30.96N 89.82W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 E FRANKLINTON         30.85N 90.06W
03/31/2005                   WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED ALONG HIGHWAY 10

0745 PM     HAIL             ENON                    30.73N 90.08W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        HARRISON           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0758 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0826 PM     HAIL             BATCHELOR               30.84N 91.66W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        POINTE COUPEE      LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0856 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0903 PM     HAIL             MCCOMB                  31.25N 90.47W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0915 PM     HAIL             9 NW ST. FRANCISVILLE   30.88N 91.49W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WEST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0923 PM     HAIL             ESCATAWPA               30.49N 88.55W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        JACKSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

0952 PM     HAIL             NORWOOD                 30.96N 91.11W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

1004 PM     HAIL             GLOSTER                 31.19N 91.02W
03/31/2005  2.00 INCH        AMITE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PGRIGSBY
Local storm report, Apr 1, 12:17 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1217 AM CST FRI APR 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL                 30.28N 89.78W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER

0504 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0505 PM     HAIL             SLIDELL AIRPORT         30.35N 89.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
            SLIDELL.

0515 PM     HAIL             9 W KILN                30.42N 89.59W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  2.50 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0520 PM     HAIL             PEARL RIVER             30.37N 89.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

0524 PM     HAIL             DENHAM SPRINGS          30.48N 90.96W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0525 PM     HAIL             GREENWELL SPRING        30.58N 90.99W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   PUBLIC

0530 PM     HAIL             5 NE WATSON             30.63N 90.89W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN THE COMMUNUITY OF WEISS.

0530 PM     HAIL             1 W PICAYUNE            30.53N 89.70W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0530 PM     HAIL             BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0550 PM     HAIL             10 NNE KILN             30.55N 89.37W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0557 PM     HAIL             WATSON                  30.58N 90.95W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   PUBLIC

0600 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              30.50N 90.75W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        LIVINGSTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZE REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 190 FROM WATSON
            TO LIVINGSTON TO WALKER BETWEEN 550 AND 605 PM CST.

0615 PM     HAIL             EASLEYVILLE             30.93N 90.69W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        ST. HELENA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0641 PM     HAIL             4 S FRANKLINTON         30.79N 90.14W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     HAIL             AMITE                   30.73N 90.51W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     HAIL             3 NNW PEARL RIVER       30.41N 89.77W
03/31/2005  2.75 INCH        ST. TAMMANY        LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF HICKORY
            BY MEDIA SPOTTER.

0705 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 ESE WILMER            30.79N 90.30W
03/31/2005                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED BY THE STATE POLICE

0710 PM     HAIL             10 NE POPLARVILLE       30.94N 89.41W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     HAIL             ENON                    30.73N 90.08W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0745 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 E FRANKLINTON         30.85N 90.06W
03/31/2005                   WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTED ALONG HIGHWAY 10

0745 PM     HAIL             ANGIE                   30.96N 89.82W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        WASHINGTON         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0758 PM     HAIL             GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
03/31/2005  0.25 INCH        HARRISON           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0758 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0826 PM     HAIL             BATCHELOR               30.84N 91.66W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        POINTE COUPEE      LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0856 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0903 PM     HAIL             MCCOMB                  31.25N 90.47W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0915 PM     HAIL             9 NW ST. FRANCISVILLE   30.88N 91.49W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        WEST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0923 PM     HAIL             ESCATAWPA               30.49N 88.55W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        JACKSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

0952 PM     HAIL             NORWOOD                 30.96N 91.11W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        EAST FELICIANA     LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

1004 PM     HAIL             GLOSTER                 31.19N 91.02W
03/31/2005  2.00 INCH        AMITE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1034 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                31.15N 90.46W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1040 PM     HAIL             BILOXI                  30.42N 88.93W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        HARRISON           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1045 PM     HAIL             MCCOMB                  31.25N 90.47W
03/31/2005  0.50 INCH        PIKE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1045 PM     HAIL             OCEAN SPRINGS           30.41N 88.80W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        JACKSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1157 PM     HAIL             GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        HARRISON           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PGRIGSBY
Local storm report, Apr 1, 1:04 AM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
104 AM CST FRI APR 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0103 AM     HAIL             7 W VANCLEAVE           30.54N 88.78W
04/01/2005  0.75 INCH        JACKSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PGRIGSBY

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 6:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington50 min
Mar 31, 6:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa47 min
Mar 31, 6:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa28 min
Mar 31, 6:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington48 min
Mar 31, 7:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington38 min
Mar 31, 7:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington50 min
Mar 31, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana41 min
Mar 31, 8:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana52 min
Mar 31, 9:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana45 min
Mar 31, 9:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena52 min
Mar 31, 9:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXTangipahoa63 min
Mar 31, 10:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena18 min
Apr 1, 12:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington23 min
Apr 1, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington74 min
Apr 1, 3:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany101 min
Apr 1, 3:32 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX58 min
Apr 1, 5:05 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX85 min
Apr 1, 6:32 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX118 min
Apr 1, 8:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min

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