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NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 10:00 AM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA 1100 AM CDT FRI JUN 24 2004 ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... MOSAIC RADAR IMAGERY CONTINUE TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF RAIN FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO JUST SOUTH OF HOUSTON WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THE LEADING EDGE...MORE NUMEROUS OVER GULF. THREE HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS...FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM...WERE UP TO 1.5 TO 1.8 INCHES NORTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. THE MODERATE RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE LEADING EDGE...HAS NOT CAUSED ANY WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS YET. VISIBLE SATELLITE REVEALED A DENSE CANOPY OF CLOUDS OVER THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL HAVE TO LOWER AFTERNOON HIGHS WITH THIS UPDATE PACKAGE. IN ADDITION...WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW. && PRELIMINARY POINT NUMBERS... MCB 78 69 85 70 / 90 70 70 60 BTR 77 71 85 72 / + 70 80 60 MSY 83 73 87 73 / + 60 80 60 GPT 84 72 87 75 / + 60 80 70 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...FLOOD WATCH LAZ034>040-046>050-056>70 THROUGH TONIGHT. MS...FLOOD WATCH MSZ068>071-077-080>082 THROUGH TONIGHT. LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...NONE. && 18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 120 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 LAZ034>038-046>050-056-MSZ068>070-251200- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE- LIVINGSTON-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WEST BATON ROUGE- WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 120 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO SIX INCHES. .THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE REMAINS A CHANCE THAT HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MAIN WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE SLOWLY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. THE PRIMARY RESPONSE WILL BE FOR FLOOD MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION. PROMPTLY RELAY ANY OBSERVED OR REPORTED STORM DAMAGE...FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAZ039-040-057>070-MSZ071-077-080>082-251200- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS- PEARL RIVER-ST CHARLES-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY- UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD- UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON- 120 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH RATES 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .MARINE... WATERSPOUT DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEAR COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 3 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A BETTER THAN AVERAGE CHANCE AT THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. PROMPTLY RELAY OF ANY OBSERVED OR REPORTED FLOODING OR STORM DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
503 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 SSW LIVINGSTON 30.37N 90.81W
06/24/2004 LIVINGSTON LA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN NEAR FRENCH
SETTLEMENT.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 518 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 LAZ038-242240- TANGIPAHOA- 518 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS TANGIPAHOA PARISH... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM AMITE SOUTH TO HAMMOND AND PONCHATOULA WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS TANGIPAHOA PARISH THROUGH 540 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. & 22
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 540 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 LAZ034>037-046>050-056-057-065-066-MSZ068-069-242300- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE- LIVINGSTON-LOWER TERREBONNE-POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-ST JAMES- UPPER TERREBONNE-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 540 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA... IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER TERREBONNE...POINTE COUPEE...ST HELENA...ST JAMES...UPPER TERREBONNE...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... AMITE AND WILKINSON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 550 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 LAZ034>037-046>050-056-057-065-066-MSZ068-069-250100- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE- LIVINGSTON-LOWER TERREBONNE-POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-ST JAMES- UPPER TERREBONNE-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 550 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA... IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER TERREBONNE...POINTE COUPEE...ST HELENA...ST JAMES...UPPER TERREBONNE...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... AMITE AND WILKINSON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAZ038>040-058>064-067>070-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-250100- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE- ST CHARLES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON- UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-WALTHALL- WASHINGTON- 550 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST BERNARD...ORLEANS...ST CHARLES...ST JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST TAMMANY, TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES... UPPER ST BERNARD AND WASHINGTON IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER AND PIKE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THESE LOCATIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 LAZ039-040-061>064-067>070-MSZ077-080-250000- HANCOCK-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST BERNARD-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-ST TAMMANY-UPPER JEFFERSON- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-WASHINGTON- 603 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF FRANKLINTON SOUTH TO MANDEVILLE...METAIRIE AND GRAND ISLE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA AND THE NORTHSHORE BEFORE MOVING INTO PEARL RIVER AND HANCOCK COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 7 PM. OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
623 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0556 PM MARINE TSTM WIND NEW ORLEANS 29.97N 90.08W
06/24/2004 43 MPH ORLEANS LA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT REPORTED A 43 MPH WIND
GUST.
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