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Special Marine Warning 13, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 26, 2012

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this special marine warning at Jan 26, 2012, 6:07 AM CST. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2012, 6:07 AM CST (12:07 UTC)
Expired
Jan 26, 2012, 6:30 AM CST
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Jan 26, 5:42 AM CST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 5:42 AM CST, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 5:07 AM CST, 1 hour before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
507 AM CST THU JAN 26 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>082-271115-
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-
507 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND A THREAT OF
FLASH FLOODING THIS MORNING. THE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM NEAR TYLERTOWN TO HAMMOND TO HOUMA. THE MAIN THREATS
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES...WITH A LOWER RISK OF LARGE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME ARE POSSIBLE WHERE REPEAT THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND
SOUNDS FROM 9 AM TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS OR
HIGHER...AND HAZARDOUS WAVES AND SEAS FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS REQUESTED THIS MORNING...BUT IS
OTHERWISE NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. SPOTTERS
SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW ORLEANS WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX.

22/TD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 26, 2:03 AM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
LAZ046-049-050-056>059-065-260900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
203 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST. JAMES
...ASCENSION...UPPER TERREBONNE...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ASSUMPTION
...LIVINGSTON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...AND IBERVILLE PARISHES...

AT 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
DONALDSONVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF NAPOLEONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
NAPOLEONVILLE...LABADIEVILLE...DONALDSONVILLE...GEISMER...GONZALES...
PRAIRIEVILLE...SORRENTO...CONVENT...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...WHITEHALL...
GARYVILLE...EDGARD...LIVINGSTON...RESERVE AND KILLIAN

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 4:58 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
LAZ039-040-072-261130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
458 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST.
TAMMANY PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...WASHINGTON PARISH...

AT 456 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES WEST OF COVINGTON...OR ABOUT
5 MILES EAST OF ROBERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...FOLSOM...FRANKLINTON AND ENON

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 5:55 AM CST, 12 minutes before
LAZ040-072-261230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
555 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY
PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...

AT 552 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF MANDEVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MADISONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
MADISONVILLE...COVINGTON AND FOLSOM

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 5:58 AM CST, 9 minutes before
LAZ039-MSZ071-077-261230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
558 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING
WALTHALL COUNTY...PEARL RIVER COUNTY...WASHINGTON PARISH...

AT 557 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BOGALUSA...OR ABOUT 3 MILES
NORTH OF BOGALUSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...CROSSROADS...VARNADO AND ANGIE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 7:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more15 hr
Jan 25, 9:50 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 11 more224 days
Jan 25, 11:05 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge and 1 more55 min
Jan 26, 12:01 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge3 hr
Jan 26, 2:50 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX25 min
Jan 26, 3:18 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX57 min
Jan 26, 3:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX31 min
Jan 26, 4:18 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX57 min
Jan 26, 4:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXWashington112 min
Jan 26, 4:27 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXLivingston, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa2 hr
Jan 26, 4:30 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX26 hr
Jan 26, 5:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX60 min
Jan 26, 5:34 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX56 min
Jan 26, 6:00 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard107 min
Jan 26, 6:17 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX118 min
Jan 26, 6:30 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX30 min
Jan 26, 7:12 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines33 min
Jan 26, 7:21 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX54 min
Jan 26, 7:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX27 min
Jan 26, 7:37 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines23 min
Jan 26, 7:55 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Jan 26, 8:04 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX56 min
Jan 26, 8:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX60 min
Jan 26, 8:59 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX61 min
Jan 26, 9:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington6 days
Jan 26, 9:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany6 days
Jan 26, 9:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa33 hr
Jan 26, 9:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa47 hr
Jan 26, 10:21 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston72 hr
Jan 26, 10:21 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge23 hr
Jan 26, 10:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany8 days
Jan 26, 10:25 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX50 min
Jan 26, 8:07 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXHarrison38 min
Jan 26, 8:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson53 min
Jan 26, 9:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXPike29 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.