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Special Weather Statement, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 2, 2026Orleans Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2026, 8:49 AM CDT for Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 26 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: Aug 2, 2026, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2026, 9:15 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Orleans Parish, LA

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 4:56 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		64 min
Aug 2, 7:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Assumption	26 min
Aug 2, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Assumption	32 min
Aug 2, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Assumption	103 min
Aug 2, 8:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LIX	Assumption	89 min
Aug 2, 8:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Bernard	77 min
Aug 2, 8:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		47 min
Aug 2, 9:37 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		53 min
Aug 2, 10:21 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		10 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2026 Every special weather statement in 2026

Sources

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