Post by SKYSUMMIT on Jul 6, 2008 8:04:58 GMT -6
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
830 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008
...A LINE OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE BORGNE MOVING
TOWARDS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA...
AT 825 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE BEEN PERSISTING OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE CHANDELEUR SOUND AND LAKE BORGNE NOW MOVING
WESTWARD INTO ST BERNARD PARISH. RADAR INDICATED A SWATH OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR OVER LAKE BORGNE.
THE LINE OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEASTERNMOST ST
TAMMANY PARISH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER AND FRITCHIE
MARSH...THROUGH NEW ORLEANS EAST NEAR LAKE CATHERINE...SOUTHWARD
INTO YSCLOSKEY.
EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD
WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UPWARDS TO 40 MPH CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY EXPAND WESTWARD IN COVERAGE
THROUGH 10 AM.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
$$
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
830 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008
...A LINE OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE BORGNE MOVING
TOWARDS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA...
AT 825 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE BEEN PERSISTING OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE CHANDELEUR SOUND AND LAKE BORGNE NOW MOVING
WESTWARD INTO ST BERNARD PARISH. RADAR INDICATED A SWATH OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR OVER LAKE BORGNE.
THE LINE OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEASTERNMOST ST
TAMMANY PARISH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER AND FRITCHIE
MARSH...THROUGH NEW ORLEANS EAST NEAR LAKE CATHERINE...SOUTHWARD
INTO YSCLOSKEY.
EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD
WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UPWARDS TO 40 MPH CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY EXPAND WESTWARD IN COVERAGE
THROUGH 10 AM.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
$$
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| PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 851 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0842 AM WATER SPOUT 8 SW SLIDELL 30.20N 89.87W 07/06/2008 GMZ530 LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SLIDELL FIRE CHIEF REPORTED A SPOUT JUST WEST OF THE I-10 TWIN SPANS. ANOTHER REPORT OF A SECOND SPOUT DEVELOPING AT 847 AM. DEVELOPMENT ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY 5 MILES WEST OF MAIN CONVECTION...MOVING WEST 8 KT. && $$ RRICKS |
I was hoping for some rain today, but it looks like we're in a hole again. Bummer.
