Tornado Warning 93, NWS New Orleans, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1233 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

.UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE TO FORECAST PACKAGE JUST SENT. HOISTED A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL COASTAL ZONES THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
WE REPLACED THE TROPICAL WARNINGS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER
THE MARINE AREAS. WE CONTINUE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF
FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING. /05

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.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ASCENSION...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 PLAQUEMINES...AND UPPER ST. BERNARD.

     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.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY 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.

     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HANCOCK...HARRISON...AND JACKSON.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY 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.

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05/GARMON

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
814 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

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

0120 PM     HURRICANE        BATON ROUGE             30.45N 91.13W
09/01/2008                   EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NEWSPAPER

            *** 1 FATAL *** ONE PERSON KILLED WHEN A TREE FELL ON A
            HOME. REPORT FROM ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER IN BATON ROUGE.

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RSW

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

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

0814 PM     TORNADO          LAKE CATHERINE          30.11N 89.71W
09/01/2008                   ORLEANS            LA   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF TORNADO NEAR LAKE CATHERINE THROUGH HAM RADIO.

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

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

0745 PM     TORNADO          GREENSBURG              30.83N 90.67W
09/01/2008                   ST. HELENA         LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORT OF A TORNADO IN GREENSBURG THROUGH HAM RADIO.

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

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

0215 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     GAUTIER                 30.39N 88.64W
09/01/2008                   JACKSON            MS   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED IN GAUTIER AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            DOLPHIN STREET AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL. FUNNEL CLOUD WAS
            NOT OBSERVED TOUCHING DOWN ALTHOUGH IT DID LIFT A VEHICLE
            SLIGHTLY OFF OF THE GROUND.

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9/SO