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NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 2:20 AM CST, 9 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 320 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY WET PATTERN SETTING UP FOR TODAY AS MINOR TROUGHING ALOFT ALLOWS SUBTLE DISTURBANCES TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS TREND HAS ALREADY IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA YESTERDAY EVENING AND SEE LITTLE DEVIANCE FROM THE ONGOING PATTERN. AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE SHOULD ASSIST THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF TRANSPORT FLOW...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. OVERALL PATTERN CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY AS A GENERAL WEAKNESS ALOFT PERSISTS OVER THE REGION WHILE THE BERMUDA HIGH REMAINS ANCHORED AT THE SURFACE. PAST TUESDAY...THE GFS DOES NOT INDICATE MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEAKNESS ALOFT WITH MINOR DISTURBANCES CONTINUING TO MOVE WEST TO EAST WITHIN THE LIGHT FLOW PATTERN. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO USHER WARM AND HUMID AIR INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SOME DISORGANIZED ENERGY AND MOISTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN MAY ALSO TRY TO WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD BY THE WEEKEND PERIOD WHICH MAY HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE WEATHER PATTERN GETTING INTO NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 88 70 87 71 / 60 40 50 30 BTR 88 72 87 72 / 60 40 50 30 MSY 88 75 87 74 / 60 40 50 30 GPT 87 74 86 73 / 60 40 50 30 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. MS...NONE. SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...NONE. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1100 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-071100- 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 CDT MON JUN 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING... A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...HOWEVER...IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE TO SEVERE LEVELS. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1130 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 LAZ040-MSZ080-061730- HANCOCK-ST TAMMANY- 1130 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ERUPTING ACROSS THE LOWER PEARL RIVER VALLEY... AT 1126 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRENGTHENING THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN NEAR EDEN ISLE TO THE RIGOLETS AND JUST SOUTH OF PEARLINGTON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY WERE GETTING READY TO MERGE AND BECOME STRONG NEAR STENNIS SPACE CENTER. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... EDEN ISLE...SLIDELL...PEARLINGTON...WAVELAND...AND KILN THROUGH 1230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. 22
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1211 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 LAZ060>064-061815- ORLEANS-ST CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST BERNARD- 1211 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA... AT 1206 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS...FROM DES ALLEMANDS TO EAST OF BOUTTE IN ST CHARLES PARISH...AND NEAR HARVEY...GRETNA...AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... EAST BANK AND WEST BANK JEFFERSON PARISH...ALGIERS...CHALMETTE... AND EAST BANK NEW ORLEANS NEAR THE RIVER FROM THE FRENCH QUARTER TO THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL THROUGH 115 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. 22
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning from a severe electrical storm knocked out power to about 8,000 people and knocked out power to four water supply pumps for the city resulting in no water or low water pressure in some areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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