Scattered strong thunderstorms developed in an unstable atmosphere over southeast Louisiana.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Scattered strong thunderstorms developed in an unstable atmosphere over southeast Louisiana.
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 Jun 10, 3:14 AM CST, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 414 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .SHORT TERM... NICE CROP OF NOCTURNAL SH/TS THIS MORNING MOVING ONSHORE. UPPER TROUGH OUT WEST WILL SLOW AS THE MAIN CORE UP NORTH PULLS AWAY. THE TROUGH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING KEEP SOME ACTIVITY GOING LATER TODAY AND WED. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...THE SW CONUS EVIL MID/UPPER HIGH TRIES TO RIDGE BACK INTO THE AREA CUTTING POP NUMBERS DOWN FOR THU. THIS WAS NOTICED A FEW DAYS AGO AS MODELS WERE NOT RESOLVING THE PLACEMENT OF THE HIGH VERY WELL. THE DRY SUBSIDENT AIR WILL MOVE IN AT ABOUT 700MB. WE WILL STILL HAVE SOME AVAILABLE MOISTURE BELOW THIS LEVEL AS WE STAY ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. THIS WILL SET UP AN ISOLATED SEVERE WX SCENARIO BROUGHT ABOUT MAINLY BY STAIGHT LINE WINDS. KEPT POP NUMBERS RELATIVELY HIGH EVEN THOUGH MODEL NUMBERS HAVE BACKED WAY OFF PRECIP FOR THU. THE REASON IS DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF HOW FAR EAST THE RIDGE WILL STICK ITS NOSE. A SAFE 30% SHOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO MOVE DOWN TO ISOLATED OR UP POP NUMBERS DEPENDING ON THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE CONTINENTAL RIDGE AND CAP STRENGTH. STORM MOTION VECTORS WEAKEN LATER TODAY LEAVING ONLY DEVELOPMENT AND PROPAGATION VECTORS FOR THE SUM MOVEMENT BY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER NOCTURNAL CROP OF TS SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT BUT MOVEMENT LOOKS TO FALL IN AN EAST TO WEST LINE. AT THE VERY LEAST...MOVEMENT WILL BE ERRATIC OVERNIGHT. .LONG TERM... WE SHOULD FALL BACK INTO A BETTER RAINFALL PATTERN AS FRIDAY APPROACHES. THE DEEP MOISTURE FLOW IS MOVING THIS WAY THIS MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO GET DELAYED UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE SW RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA AND RETARDS ITS FLOW NORTHWARD. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED VARIETY OF TS WILL AFFECT SOME TERMINALS TODAY...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... NOCTURNAL CONVECTION MOVING NORTH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. THIS SCENARIO IS EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. NO FLAGS EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 88 69 90 71 / 40 20 30 20 BTR 90 71 90 72 / 40 20 30 20 MSY 89 74 89 75 / 40 20 30 20 GPT 87 72 89 73 / 40 20 30 20 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. GM...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1044 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-110200- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA- EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON- ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE- ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1044 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LOCALIZED AREAL FLOODING... SCATTERED SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN URBANIZED AREAS...MAINLY IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COMMUNITIES. LOCALIZED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE FROM NEARLY STATIONARY STORMS. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE UNDER DEVELOPING STORMS OVER BODIES OF WATER. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE SLOW AND ERRATIC...DICTATED MOSTLY BY LAKE AND SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES AND INTERACTIONS WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THE MAIN ASSOCIATED HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND BUT AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM HEATING OF THE DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE URGED TO STAY AWARE OF A FLOOD POTENTIAL FROM STORMS TODAY. PLEASE NOTIFY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SLIDELL IF ANY FLOODING IS NOTED. 24
MSZ081-101845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 101 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDSAND HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO GULFPORT... AT 1257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS NEAR GULFPORT...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF LYMAN....MOVING EAST AT 14 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BILOXI AT 130 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 24
LAZ061-062-101930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 136 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER KENNER AND WEST METAIRIE... AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER KENNER NEAR WILLIAMS BOULEVARD BETWEEN 1-10 AND THE LAKE...SPREADING EASTWARD TOWARDS CLEARVIEW PARKWAY AND CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...METAIRIE AND KENNER THROUGH 230 PM. THIS HEAVY RAIN AREA MAY SPREAD INTO THE WEST END AND LAKEVIEW PORTIONS OF NEW ORLEANS AFTER 2 PM. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 24
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning stike injured four workers at an oil refinery when it struck a nearby steel crane.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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