Tornado Warning 79, NWS New Orleans, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
445 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

.DISCUSSION... GUSTAV WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS AT LEAST. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL THIS
MORNING SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF TIMBALIER ISLAND. WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3 INCHES...AGREE WITH
TRENDS FROM HPC OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED VALUES NEAR 20.
WORST OF RAIN WILL BE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STILL SEE
SOME INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL IN
GENERAL BE A CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS PACKAGE. 35

.AVIATION...
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT TO ALL OF THE TERMINALS
THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. INCREASING WINDS AND SEVERAL BANDS OF
CONVECTION WITH SQUALLS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT WITH THE
WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KMSY AND KBTR.  22
&&

.MARINE...
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT
DIMINISH TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM EAST TO WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS GUSTAV CLEARS THE COASTAL WATERS. THE
REMAINS OF GUSTAV WILL THEN STALL OVER EASTERN TEXAS...WHICH WILL
KEEP WINDS AND SEAS UP THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  22
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  83  72  83  73 / 100 100  90  70
BTR  83  73  84  73 / 100 100  90  70
MSY  82  77  85  77 / 100 100  90  70
GPT  84  73  86  75 /  90 100  90  70

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...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...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON
     ROUGE...AND WEST FELICIANA.

     HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST.
     JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST.
     TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER
     LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...AND
     UPPER TERREBONNE.

     HURRICANE WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...POINTE COUPEE...ST. HELENA...WEST
     BATON ROUGE...AND WEST FELICIANA.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AND WASHINGTON.

GM...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF
     THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF
     THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20
     TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20
     NM...AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS.

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
     RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND WILKINSON.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AMITE...PEARL RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND
     WILKINSON.

     HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HANCOCK...HARRISON...AND JACKSON.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1028 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-021530-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1028 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV MADE LANDFALL NEAR COCODRIE
LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING CONTINUES
TO BE A THREAT IN LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND TO THE
EAST OF COCODRIE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND. THERE
WILL BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUING INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BE VERY HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ALONG
SOME RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A THREAT WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF NEAR 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS. FLOODING OF RIVERS MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING HURRICANE
OPERATIONS TODAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
923 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

0919 AM     TORNADO          2 NW PICAYUNE           30.55N 89.70W
09/01/2008                   PEARL RIVER        MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 43 AND INSIDE ROAD NORTH OF
            PICAYUNE. LARGE TREE UPROOTED.

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PGRIGSBY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1055 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

1030 AM     STORM SURGE      3 SW WAVELAND           30.26N 89.42W
09/01/2008  U0.00 FT         HANCOCK            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING EXTENDS INLAND TO THE CSX RAILROAD...BAYSIDE
            PARK AND CLERMONT HARBOR AREA. NO HOMES ARE INUNDATED AT
            THIS TIME.

&&

PGRIGSBY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1103 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

1101 AM     HURRICANE        HOUMA                   29.58N 90.71W
09/01/2008                   TERREBONNE         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 90 INTO HOUMA. WINDS ESTIMATED AT
            90-95 MPH. REPORT RELAYED BY LCH.

&&

DM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1125 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

MSZ080-011900-
HANCOCK-
1125 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TIDE LEVELS UP ACROSS SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY...

AT 1100 AM...HANCOCK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REPORTED A ROAD
CLOSURE HIGHWAY 90 DUE TO TIDE WATER LEVELS OVER THE ROAD. IN
ADDITION...OTHER ROADS ARE FLOODED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF
HANCOCK COUNTY. TIDE DATA SITE...BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB...REPORTED A
WATER LEVEL 8 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AT THIS LEVEL...A FEW HOMES AND
BUSINESSES MAY FLOOD ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF HANCOCK COUNTY. THE
WINDS HAVE SLOWLY SHIFTED SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...THIS FLOW WILL ONLY
MAINTAIN TIDE WATER LEVELS UP ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1126 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

1124 AM     STORM SURGE      GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
09/01/2008  E0.00 FT         HARRISON           MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER CROSSING HWY 90 EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-10
            AND HWY 49.

&&

DM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1211 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

1206 PM     TORNADO          5 SE BATON ROUGE        30.40N 91.07W
09/01/2008                   EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POSSIBLE TORNADO SNAPPED 4 LARGE TREES NEAR BLUE BAYOU
            WATER PARK.

&&

PGRIGSBY