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 Feb 4, 2:30 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA 230 PM CST WED FEB 4 2004 .DISCUSSION... THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AROUND FAR SOUTH TEXAS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WAS BEGINNING TO PUMP INTO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN OVER SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND ITS COASTAL WATERS. ALOFT THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH ONE BRANCH OF THE JET PUSHING FROM TEXAS INTO ARKANSAS AND THE OTHER BRANCH FROM THE EASTERN GULF INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS EVENING A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND PUSH ACROSS LOUISIANA/SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. AT 850HPA THERE WILL BE 50-60KT SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST OFFSHORE BRINGING GOOD WARM AIR ADVECTION TO THE AREA. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. AS THE LOW PUSHES NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE TEXAS COAST INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI DURING THE DAY THURSDAY OUR AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE 12Z MODEL RUNS SHOW US UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET TO BE TOO FAR TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST TO BE MUCH OF A FACTOR FOR OUR AREA. FORECAST HODOGRAPHS ARE SHOWING HELICITY...SO THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. USING OUR FLASH FLOOD DECISION TREE WE ARE SHOWING MARGINAL CONDITIONS FOR FLOODING WITH AN ESTIMATED MAXIMUM OF 4.5 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MOST AREAS GETTING 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR HIGHER TOTALS ARE FROM THE BATON ROUGE AREA THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY. THUS WE WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD END DURING THE MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. .MARINE... WINDS SHOULD REACH SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 56 66 50 54 / 90 ++ 60 20 BTR 59 67 51 55 / 90 ++ 60 20 MSY 60 69 54 56 / 80 ++ 80 30 GPT 57 67 57 60 / 70 ++ 90 40 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...FLOOD WATCH LAZ034>040-046>050-056>066 MS...FLOOD WATCH MSZ068>071-077 SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60NM INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS STARTING TONIGHT. && 25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2004 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-051200- 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- 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTH...SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FLOODING... COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF GULF AND PACIFIC MOISTURE ARE PLAYING A PART IN THE FLOOD WATCH. THE FLOOD WATCH IS EFFECTIVE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER A MAJORITY OF THE AREA WHILE ISOLATED AREAS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING LASTING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. MARINE... WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAINS. A FLOOD WATCH IS EFFECTIVE THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NECESSARY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 25
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines near downtown Baton Rouge.
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