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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 11, 2021Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2021, 7:43 AM CDT for Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 77 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2021, 7:43 AM CDT (12:43 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
77 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 52 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2600 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2600 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

930 
WGUS54 KLIX 111243
FFWLIX
LAC051-071-075-111400-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0027.210511T1243Z-210511T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
743 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southwestern Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 743 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  New Orleans, Harvey, Timberlane, Marrero, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, 
  Gretna, Westwego, Woodmere, Estelle, Terrytown and Arabi.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 2981 9007 2979 9010 2989 9019 2991 9008
      2994 9006 2994 9005 2995 9006 2995 9005
      2995 9002 2994 9000 2994 8999 2988 8998

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS 

$$

TE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 8:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa5 days
May 10, 8:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany61 hr
May 10, 9:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXLafourche, Terrebonne48 min
May 11, 3:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Orleans, Pointe Coupee and 9 more39 hr
May 11, 7:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines32 min
May 11, 7:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans116 min
May 11, 8:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXOrleans, Saint Tammany116 min
May 11, 9:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington29 min
May 11, 9:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena43 min
May 11, 9:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa39 min
May 11, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX65 min
May 11, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge67 min
May 11, 10:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany6 days
May 11, 10:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Saint James and 1 more115 min
May 11, 10:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX65 min
May 11, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany61 hr
May 11, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Helena24 hr
May 11, 10:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington56 min
May 11, 11:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington3 hr
May 11, 11:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX67 min
May 11, 11:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa115 min
May 11, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles35 min
May 11, 12:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist2 hr
May 11, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX55 min
May 11, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXOrleans14 min
May 11, 1:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Tammany66 min
May 11, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX55 min
May 11, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX53 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.