Post by tigergirl on Nov 24, 2007 8:38:11 GMT -6
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
416 AM CST SUN NOV 25 2007
LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-252230-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...
LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...
RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...
METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...
VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...
GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...
YSCLOSKEY...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...
CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...
WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...
OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
416 AM CST SUN NOV 25 2007
...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST OF
TEXAS WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD TODAY...MOVING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND NORTHERN
MEXICO. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE
NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL
SECTIONS THIS MORNING. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE WELL INLAND OVER EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BY THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL BRING WARM MOIST AIR BACK TO THE REGION.
THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA...A STRONG UPPER
DISTURBANCE...AND INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL PRIME THE ATMOSPHERE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL LATER TODAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE WARM FRONT OVER AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE TO LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT
MOVES FARTHER INLAND BRINGING THE UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR MASS WITH
IT. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED...SOME POSSIBLY
SEVERE...IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN WHERE 2 TO
3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. AREAS ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 TO NEAR HOUMA CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN DEEP PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ALL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED IN CASE WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED.
NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO CHECK THE READINESS OF YOUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO. CHECK THE BATTERIES AND THE ALARM SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE IT
WILL ALERT YOU IN THE EVENT A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.
STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. ALSO REFER TO THE CURRENT HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
416 AM CST SUN NOV 25 2007
LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-252230-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...
LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...
RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...
METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...
VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...
GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...
YSCLOSKEY...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...
CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...
WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...
OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
416 AM CST SUN NOV 25 2007
...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST OF
TEXAS WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD TODAY...MOVING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND NORTHERN
MEXICO. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE
NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL
SECTIONS THIS MORNING. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE WELL INLAND OVER EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BY THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL BRING WARM MOIST AIR BACK TO THE REGION.
THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA...A STRONG UPPER
DISTURBANCE...AND INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL PRIME THE ATMOSPHERE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL LATER TODAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE WARM FRONT OVER AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE TO LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT
MOVES FARTHER INLAND BRINGING THE UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR MASS WITH
IT. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED...SOME POSSIBLY
SEVERE...IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN WHERE 2 TO
3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. AREAS ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 TO NEAR HOUMA CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN DEEP PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ALL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED IN CASE WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED.
NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO CHECK THE READINESS OF YOUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO. CHECK THE BATTERIES AND THE ALARM SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE IT
WILL ALERT YOU IN THE EVENT A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.
STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. ALSO REFER TO THE CURRENT HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS.