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 5, 3:15 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA 315 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 .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 MS...FLOOD WATCH MSZ69>71-77-80>82 SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM KPQL TO ATCHAFALAYA RVR OUT 60NM. && 25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1100 AM 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- 1100 AM 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 AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...PEARL RIVER COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AREAS ALONG THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST COAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS FOR SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREATS BEING 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
123 PM CST THU FEB 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 SW CLINTON 30.78N 91.11W
02/05/2004 EAST FELICIANA LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD FORT ADAMS 31.09N 91.55W
02/05/2004 WILKINSON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES FLOODED.
0930 AM TSTM WND DMG FORT ADAMS 31.09N 91.55W
02/05/2004 WILKINSON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN IN WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were blown down by thunderstorms winds.
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