1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 5, 5:05 PM CST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
505 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004
.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO ADD NEW TORNADO WATCH.
.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA
THROUGH EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON...JUST AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. AT 850HPA THERE WAS A 55 KNOT SOUTHERLY JET...ADVECTING
WARM MOIST AIR INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE 500HPA LOW
WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN KANSAS/NEBRASKA. THE UPPER LEVEL JET
STRETCHED FROM TEXAS INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH A SOUTHERN
BRANCH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...LEAVING US IN
AN AREA OF DIFFLUENCE. THE PRECIP WATER VALUE FROM THE 18Z SOUNDING
WAS 1.49 INCHES. THUS THERE REMAINS A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS
THE FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED FOR
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN/EAST-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH LOW
TEMPS SATURDAY MORNING NEAR/JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND SUNDAY MORNING
AROUND FREEZING. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON MONDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE CONTINUED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...NOT
INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 50 54 31 50 / 80 10 00 00
BTR 50 56 32 51 / 60 10 00 00
MSY 56 57 39 52 / ++ 40 00 00
GPT 57 61 34 51 / ++ 60 10 00
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLOOD WATCH LAZ037>040-049>050-056>070
TORNADO WATCH LAZ036>40-46>50-56>70
MS...FLOOD WATCH MSZ69>71-77-80>82
TORNADO WATCH MSZ69>71-77-80>82
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM KPQL TO
ATCHAFALAYA RVR OUT 60NM.
&&
25HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 530 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-061300- 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- 530 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTH...SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...EXCEPT WILKINSON COUNTY...AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EAST ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ST HELENA THROUGH ASSUMPTION AND TERREBONNE PARISHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EASTWARD THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE MODERATE SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. RIVERS WILL BE SWOLLEN FROM THE RECENT RAINS AND MAY REACH OR EXCEED THE TOP OF THE RIVER BANKS FRIDAY. MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 25
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 727 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ036-037-050-060200- EAST FELICIANA-LIVINGSTON-ST HELENA- 727 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS LIVINGSTON...EAST FELICIANA... AND ST. HELENA PARISHES... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF CLINTON TO DENHAM SPRINGS WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS LIVINGSTON...EAST FELICIANA AND ST. HELENA PARISHES THROUGH 8 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS THEY AFFECT AREAS AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF CLINTON...GREENSBURG AND LIVINGSTON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST. 22
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 804 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ038-MSZ070-060245- PIKE-TANGIPAHOA- 804 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS TANGIPAHOA PARISH AND PIKE COUNTY... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM KENTWOOD TO AMITE IN LOUISIANA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH AND PIKE COUNTY THROUGH 845 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH... VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS THEY AFFECT AREAS AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF KENTWOOD AND ROSELAND IN LOUISIANA AND MCCOMB AND MAGNOLIA IN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST. 22
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
813 PM CST THU FEB 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYOU SORREL 30.16N 91.34W
02/05/2004 IBERVILLE LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
THE ROOF OF A TRAILER WAS BLOWN OFF AND THE WINDOWS WERE
BLOWN OUT.
&&
MTSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1011 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ038-060430- TANGIPAHOA- 1011 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS TANGIPAHOA PARISH... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS WESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH FROM JUST WEST OF KENTWOOD TO JUST WEST OF HAMMOND WILL RACE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PARISH THROUGH 1030 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY AFFECT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PARISH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1050 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ039-040-060515- ST TAMMANY-WASHINGTON- 1050 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ST TAMMANY AND WASHINGTON PARISHES... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR ANGIE TO SOUTHWARD APPROACHING MANDEVILLE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY AFFECT LOCATIONS ACROSS THESE TWO PARISH THROUGH 1115 PM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1050 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 LAZ039-040-060515- ST TAMMANY-WASHINGTON- 1050 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ST TAMMANY AND WASHINGTON PARISHES... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR ANGIE TO SOUTHWARD APPROACHING MANDEVILLE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY AFFECT LOCATIONS ACROSS THESE TWO PARISHES THROUGH 1115 PM.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning strike caused a fire that damaged a house.
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