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Special Weather Statement, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 19, 2021Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2021, 4:20 PM CDT for Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 55 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 19, 2021, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA

County Saint Bernard Parish, LA

The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at May 19, 11:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 11:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 4:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
420 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

LAZ070-192215-
Lower St. Bernard-
420 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ST. BERNARD PARISH...

At 419 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of Shell Beach, or 20 miles northeast of Port Sulphur, moving
northwest at 10 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this storm where it may
have a waterspout over marsh areas of St. Bernard Parish.
.

Locations impacted include...
Shell Beach.

LAT...LON 2976 8958 2975 8961 2976 8963 2975 8964
      2978 8977 2987 8969 2987 8962 2990 8959
      2976 8950 2974 8952 2975 8955 2974 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 117DEG 9KT 2975 8954

MEFFER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		60 min
May 19, 2:00 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LIX		19 hr
May 19, 2:00 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LIX		3 days
May 19, 3:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LIX	Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany	18 hr
May 19, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		58 min
May 19, 11:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Livingston	21 days
May 19, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		55 min
May 19, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		66 min
May 19, 1:54 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LIX	Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany	27 hr
May 19, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		61 min
May 19, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		92 min
May 19, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		63 min
May 19, 6:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Saint Tammany	2 hr
May 19, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		53 min

Nearby

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