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Flash Flood Warning 97, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 29, 20215 parishes in Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 29, 2021, 11:50 PM CDT for 5 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2021, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Livingston Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WGUS54 KLIX 300450
FFWLIX
LAC063-091-103-105-117-300800-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0097.210830T0450Z-210830T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1150 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southeastern St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Northwestern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Central Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southern Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 1150 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bogalusa, Franklinton, Amite, Amite City, Independence, Roseland, 
  Folsom, Sun, Enon, Wilmer and Bush.

This includes the following Interstates...
	Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 39 and 55.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3081 9064 3087 9046 3090 9002 3080 8983
      3079 8984 3066 8988 3054 8983 3060 9007
      3061 9023 3060 9063

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 7:48 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist2 hr
Aug 29, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX30 min
Aug 29, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany38 min
Aug 29, 8:35 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist6 hr
Aug 29, 8:55 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa3 hr
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany12 days
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany21 days
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXWashington63 hr
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington11 days
Aug 29, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX51 min
Aug 29, 10:48 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXJefferson15 hr
Aug 29, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX20 min
Aug 29, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXPlaquemines10 hr
Aug 30, 12:05 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa12 hr
Aug 30, 1:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena8 hr
Aug 30, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist8 hr
Aug 30, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLIXSaint Tammany9 hr
Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington5 hr
Aug 30, 3:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington5 hr
Aug 30, 4:19 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX39 hr
Aug 30, 4:51 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLIXAssumption15 hr
Aug 30, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX30 min
Aug 30, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX27 min
Aug 30, 7:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington3 hr
Aug 30, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 min
Aug 30, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Plaquemines, Saint Charles, Saint James and 1 more60 hr
Aug 30, 10:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington35 hr
Aug 30, 11:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXSaint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington35 hr
Aug 30, 11:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington34 hr
Aug 30, 12:24 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXAscension, Livingston, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa33 hr
Aug 30, 2:57 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint James and 2 more26 hr
Aug 30, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX95 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.