Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS New Orleans, LA

101 
WGUS54 KLIX 300639
FFWLIX
MSC047-059-300915-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
139 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LONG BEACH...GULFPORT...BILOXI...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ST. MARTIN...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS
  POINT...ESCATAWPA...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 137 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WADE...
  VANCLEAVE...SAUCIER AND LYMAN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW
ORLEANS.

&&

LAT...LON 3038 8842 3036 8879 3041 8885 3039 8886
      3037 8881 3036 8884 3038 8886 3039 8896
      3036 8907 3035 8909 3034 8928 3062 8932
      3072 8842

$$

MJH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
637 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR
DONALDSONVILLE LA. ISAAC CURRENTLY HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
70 MPH AND A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 975 MB. ISAAC IS CURRENTLY
MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 6 MPH. THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BRINGING THE CENTER NEAR ALEXANDRIA LA BY
7 AM CDT TOMORROW. FOR THE LATEST POSITION...DISCUSSION AND
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OFFICIAL TRACK ON TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC...PLEASE REFER TO THE PUBLIC ADVISORY ON TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC. ISAAC CONTINUES TO BATTER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WE HAVE
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING AND EXPECT THE FLOODING RAINS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON PARK HAS ALREADY
REPORTED NEARLY 18 INCHES OF RAINFALL AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL
ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN BANDS ARE TRAINING OVER BATON
ROUGE AND URBAN AND STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY THERE OVERNIGHT AS 3
TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. THE TORNADO
THREAT REMAINS HIGH MAINLY EAST OF THE PEARL ELEVATED AS QUICK
SPIN UP TORNADOES COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOR
MORE INFORMATION SEE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AND LATEST NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST.

LONG TERM...

ISAAC WILL DEPART AND TRACK NORTHWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI BY THE WEEKEND. A STRONG 595 UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD
IN OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
LOW POPS. ANOTHER CONCERN FROM SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL
BE THE THREAT OF HEAT STROKES AND HEAT EXHAUSTION AS TEMPERATURES
RISE WELL INTO THE LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEXES RANGING 100 TO 105
DEGREES BY SUNDAY. GIVEN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN THE WAKE OF
ISAAC...BUILDINGS AND HOMES WILL GET EXTREMELY HOT WITH THE LACK
OF AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION. A HEAT ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE
BY WEEKS END.

.AVIATION...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD WITH A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT ON FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18
HOURS WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY
FRIDAY AND REMAIN CALM OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  74  84  73  90 / 100  90  70  50
BTR  75  85  74  90 / 100  90  70  50
ASD  77  86  76  89 / 100  90  50  60
MSY  77  88  77  88 / 100  90  50  50
GPT  77  86  77  89 / 100  80  50  50
PQL  75  86  77  89 /  80  70  50  50

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...NORTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST.
     JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER
     LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER
     TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE...AND WEST
     FELICIANA.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...NORTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST.
     JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER
     LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER
     TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE...AND WEST
     FELICIANA.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
     STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO
     THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
     BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
     MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

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

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
     RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND WILKINSON.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
     STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO
     THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
     BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
     MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

&&

GP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
652 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-310000-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-
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-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
652 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT THE AREA. EXPECT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. EXPECT FLOODING
RAINFALL UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT. HEAVIEST RAINFALL
LIKELY TO BE CONCENTRATED IN AND AROUND THE BATON ROUGE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH URBAN FLOODING POSSIBLE. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE A
THREAT TONIGHT. WE URGE PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS AND DO NOT TRAVEL
TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AND
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC EXPECTED TO BE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION BY
LATE TOMORROW WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER
CONCERN FROM SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE THREAT OF
HEAT STROKES AND HEAT EXHAUSTION AS TEMPERATURES RISE WELL INTO
THE LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEXES RANGING 100 TO 105 DEGREES BY
SUNDAY. GIVEN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC...BUILDINGS
AND HOMES WILL GET EXTREMELY HOT WITH THE LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING
AND VENTILATION. A HEAT ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THROUGH 7 AM
TOMORROW MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL BEFORE ALL SAID AND DONE EXPECTED
TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES WITH SOME PLACES LIKE PARTS OF NEW
ORLEANS LIKELY TO RECEIVE OVER 20 INCHES AS ISAAC SLOWLY DRAGS
NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN AFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND PARTS OF EXTREME
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF AMATEUR RADIO WEATHER NETWORKS WILL BE NEEDED
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
525 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

0521 PM     TORNADO          GULFPORT                30.39N 89.07W
08/29/2012                   HARRISON           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GULFPORT P.D. REPORTED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE
            VICINITY OF 17TH ST AND 19TH AVE.

&&

24/RR