1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 16, 3:30 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA 330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE ANALYSIS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE COLD FRONT PUSHING EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWED A NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS AT 1 AND 2 KFT. SURFACE WINDS BEHIND THE LINE SHOWERS HAD SHIFTED MORE WEST AROUND 10 MPH...THE SURGE WITH NORTHWEST OF 15 MPH AND GUSTY IS LAGGING ABOUT 6 HOURS BEHIND THE CONVECTION OVER . AT 18Z...MCCOMB WAS 60F AND NATCHEZ WAS 48F. DO LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY IN THE EVENING HOURS ALONG WITH WINDS. BACK TO THE WINDS...CONSERVATIVE ETA MODEL HAS 18 KNOTS AT 06Z WED FOR MSY. OFF THE GRIDS...GFS...NGM AND ETA SHOW NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AROUND 06Z WED. THIS FEATURE WILL BE SHORT LIVED...MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS VERY SHARP AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD HALT AND INCREASE THICKNESS VALUES OVER THE AREA BY 15Z WED. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA AND SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILL VALUES. MAIN TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST CONUS AND MAINTAIN A NORTHWEST DRY FLOW ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE UPSTREAM IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THE AREA THURSDAY. FLOW WILL BECOME ZONAL OVER THE WEEKEND. SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH QUICKLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT AND FINALLY MAKING IT TO THE ARKLATEX REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY. WILL CONFINED BETTER POPS TO TUESDAY. && .MARINE...AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 KNOTS GUST UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES TONIGHT. A SLOW DECREASE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 30 53 32 63 / 00 00 00 00 BTR 31 55 33 64 / 00 00 00 00 MSY 39 55 41 65 / 00 00 00 00 GPT 36 54 36 64 / 00 00 00 00 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES .LA...WIND ADVISORY TIL TONIGHT FOR LAZ060>064-068>070. .MS...NONE .MS AND SE LA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM KPQL TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. 18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 653 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-171200- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK- HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE- ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON- UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON 653 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INCLUDING THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 30S TO LOWER 40S BY MORNING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS THE MID 20S ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA NORTH AND WEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND 30 TO 35 DEGREES SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. MARINE HAZARDS... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PREVAILS DURING THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds ripped the roof off a new barn just east of Poplarville and damaged a shed in Crossroads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, December 2003
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