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 May 30, 1:20 AM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 220 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... AVN/GFS AND ETA MODELS SIMILAR FOR FIRST 18 HOURS. THEREAFTER ETA SHOWS 500MB SHORT WAVE DEEPENING AND SLOWING DOWN OVER SOUTHWEST LA WHILE GFS TRACKS THE TROUGH EASTWARD. THE ETA HANGS THE SYSTEM UP OVER LA WITH A NEGATIVE TILT AXIS TUEDSAY NIGHT AND TRACKS THE TROUGH NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MS WEDNESDAY. WITH NEXT LOW MOVING INTO NORTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY AM EXPECT THIS TO HELP KICK THE TROUGH OVER LA/MS EASTWARD SIMILAR TO GFS SOLUTION...BUT WILL ADD POPS IN FOR WEDNESDAY TO COVER THE EVENTUALITY OF A SLOWER MOVEMENT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST LEFT AS IS. AREAS IN SOUTHEAST LA AND SOUTHERN MS HAVE RECEIVED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 18 HOURS WITH A FEW SPOTS RECORDING OVER 5 INCHES. SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOW ANOTHER IMPULSE BEING EJECTED EASTWARD. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER LEVELS NEAR 2 INCHES OVER THE CWA AND POTENTIAL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE CWA. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS STILL LOOK GOOD FOR ISOLATED SEVERE CONVECTION TODAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 82 69 83 66 / 90 80 60 20 BTR 84 71 86 68 / 100 70 60 20 MSY 85 74 85 73 / 90 80 70 20 GPT 82 70 82 70 / 90 80 70 20 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...FLASH FLOOW WATCH...ALL SE LA PARISHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH...SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTH MS COUNTIES. SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...NONE. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 LAZ049-050-300425- ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON- 1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING ASCENSION AND LIVINGSTON PARISHES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS ASCENSION PARISH FROM DONALDSONVILLE TO GONZALES TO PRAIRIEVILLE AND IN LIVINGSTON PARISH FROM DENHAM SPRINGS TO THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS ACROSS THESE PARISHES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN THAT MAY RESULT IN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. 11
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1123 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>058-MSZ068>070-300500- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE- LIVINGSTON-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST- ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA- WILKINSON- 1123 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 350 HAS BEEN CANCELED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR ANY PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. 11
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1223 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005 LAZ063-064-068>070-300645- LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST BERNARD- 1223 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING COASTAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS OF ST. BERNARD... PLAQUEMINES...AND JEFFERSON PARISHES THROUGH 2 AM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEAR THE COAST AND MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 11
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 141 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005 LAZ034>036-046>048-MSZ068-300815- EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-POINTE COUPEE- WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 141 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS EXTENDING FROM BATON ROUGE AND PLAQUEMINE WEST TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND NORTH TO THE HOMOCHITTO NATIONAL FOREST IN WILKINSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 330 AM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. 11
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
228 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005
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0215 AM TSTM WND DMG LETTSWORTH 30.93N 91.70W
05/30/2005 POINTE COUPEE LA EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON LOUSIANA HIGHWAY 1.
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REPORTED BY SHERRIFS OFFICE.
PGRIGSBYThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down along Highway 68.
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