Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS New Orleans, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
627 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

.SHORT TERM...

ISOLATED STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL WILL
BE THE MAIN CONCERN EARLY TODAY...THEN THERE WILL BE A GROWING
CONCERN OF FLASH FLOODING AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

VIGOROUS DISTURBANCES...MAINLY FAST MOVING BELTS OF STRONGER
WINDS IN THE UPPER LEVELS...WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE A RAPID
RESPONSE WITH LIFT AND SATURATION IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR
OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN 1.6 INCHES WHICH IS OVER TWO STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE THE FEBRUARY AVERAGE. STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES...ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE DAY...WILL SUPPORT THE THREAT OF
HAIL. OTHERWISE...MANY OF THE MESOSCALE MODELS AND CURRENT RADAR
TRENDS INDICATE THERE MAY BE AREAS OF REPEAT THUNDERSTORMS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE I-10/12 CORRIDOR. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL FROM THE LAST SYSTEM...OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND
ADJACENT EAST CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...HAVE THE MOST
SATURATED SOILS AND ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. USING A
BLEND OF THE VARIOUS WRF AND THE LATEST RUNS OF THE HRRR...THE
AREA MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS NORTH AND
WEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SO HAVE ISSUED
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THAT AREA VALID THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. SOME
RECENT TRAINING STARTED SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN SO WILL
MONITOR OVER THE NEXT HOUR TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH.

THERE SHOULD BE A DECREASING TREND IN THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE WITH MAINLY ISOLATED
LEFTOVER SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST AND A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA AND OFF
THE COAST LATE. RESIDUAL MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT MAY LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL LEFTOVER LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND NEAR THE COAST ON MONDAY...HOWEVER THE RAIN
CHANCE IS 20 PERCENT OR LESS.

.LONG TERM...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK.
ADDITIONAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL
BRING BETTER RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. RIGHT NOW...MOST
OF THE PERIOD FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND SATURDAY LOOK DRY
AT THIS POINT. A STRONG COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THEN WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. 22/TD

&&

.AVIATION...

MAIN CONCERN WILL BE TIMING OF TSRA TODAY. STRONGER STORMS THROUGH
15-16Z MAY PRODUCE HAIL. OTHERWISE...IFR TO LOW END MVFR WILL
PREVAIL THIS MORNING DUE TO LOW CIGS AND RAIN/LIGHT FOG.
CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF SHRA/TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO MVFR TO
VFR THIS AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. IFR IS
POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT AS STRATUS DECKS LOWER AND SOME FOG
DEVELOPS. 22/TD

&&

.MARINE...

A WARM FRONT NEAR THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH AND
INLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTH 10 KNOTS OR LESS TODAY
WITH WAVES MOSTLY 1 TO 2 FEET. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA MOST OF
TODAY...DIMINISHING LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STRONGER
STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 34 KNOTS.

A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...POSSIBLY BRINGING WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS NORTH OF
THE BOUNDARY. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALONG WITH
COLDER AIR...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

.DECISION SUPPORT...
DSS CODE...BLUE.
DEPLOYED...NONE.
ACTIVATION...NONE.
ACTIVITIES...SLURRY SUPPORT...THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...ONGOING
         RIVER FLOODING AND THREAT OF ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING

DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES (DSS) CODE LEGEND
GREEN  = NO WEATHER IMPACTS THAT REQUIRE ACTION
BLUE   = LONG FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY IN EFFECT OR HIGH
         VISIBILITY EVENT
YELLOW = HEIGHTENED IMPACTS WITH SHORT FUSED
         WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY ISSUANCES; RADAR SUPPORT
ORANGE = HIGH IMPACTS - SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK SEVERE; NEARBY
         TROPICAL EVENTS; HAZMAT OR OTHER LARGE EPISODES
RED    = FULL ENGAGEMENT FOR MODERATE TO HIGH RISK SVR
         AND/OR DIRECT TROPICAL THREATS; EVENTS OF NATIONAL
         SIGNIFICANCE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  71  54  65  52 /  90  20  10  10
BTR  74  57  69  55 /  80  20  10  20
ASD  73  57  69  56 /  90  20  20  10
MSY  74  59  70  58 /  80  20  20  10
GPT  71  57  68  55 /  90  30  20  10
PQL  70  55  70  55 /  90  30  20  20

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...NORTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST.
     HELENA...ST. TAMMANY...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE...AND
     WEST FELICIANA.

GM...NONE.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
     RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND WILKINSON.

GM...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
515 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

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>082-232315-
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-
515 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO SIZE OF QUARTERS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...BANDS OF HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY TEMPORARILY
STALL OVER SOME AREAS RESULTING IN A THREAT OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY
DRAINED AREAS. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING IS NORTH AND WEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.
SOME URBAN FLOODING OF STREETS AND CANALS IS ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH
OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...MAINLY DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING
HOURS.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS
FOR MORE DETAILS. ADDITIONAL RIVERS COULD RISE TO NEAR BANKFULL OR
INTO FLOOD STATUS LATER DEPENDING ON WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL
OCCURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

22/TD

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
434 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING WEST BATON ROUGE
PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...

AT 434 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE...OR ABOUT 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF BAYOU SORREL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...BAYOU
SORREL...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...CARVILLE AND GARDERE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SUB
SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

7/ARM

LAZ046-048-049-231200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
510 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING ASCENSION PARISH...EAST
BATON ROUGE PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...

AT 511 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLAQUEMINE...OR ABOUT 4
MILES WEST OF CARVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CARVILLE...
GEISMER...PRAIRIEVILLE AND GONZALES

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SUB
SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

7/ARM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
550 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

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

0537 AM     HAIL             PRAIRIEVILLE            30.30N 90.97W
02/23/2014  E1.25 INCH       ASCENSION          LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR COIN REPORTED BY PRAIRIEVILLE FIRE
            DEPARTMENT.

&&

ARM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
617 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING UPPER
TERREBONNE PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH...UPPER JEFFERSON
PARISH...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...HANCOCK COUNTY...LOWER LAFOURCHE
PARISH...ST. TAMMANY PARISH...ORLEANS PARISH...UPPER ST. BERNARD
PARISH...LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...ST. CHARLES PARISH...LOWER ST.
BERNARD PARISH...LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH...LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH...

AT 612 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES WEST OF AVONDALE...OR ABOUT 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAGGAMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE
SAME LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND NEW ORLEANS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS SOUTH
AND WEST OF NEW ORLEANS.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR...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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

LAZ040-058-072-231330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
651 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
PARISH...ST. TAMMANY PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...

AT 651 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMMOND...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
WEST OF MADISONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
MADISONVILLE...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...ABITA SPRINGS AND LACOMBE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SUB
SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

7/ARM