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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: September 05, 2011, 11:36:24 AM »

Lingering rains from the remains of Lee are moving out of SE Louisiana and across Mississippi as of this morning. Cooler and drier weather is moving into the area thanks to a cold front. However, there are still some advisories in effect:

* Tornado Watch 838 is in effect until 4 pm for Harrison and Jackson counties and Mississippi and Chandeleur sounds.

* A Wind Advisory is in effect until midnight tonight for all parishes south of Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas and until 4 pm today for the rest of SE Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

* Coastal Flood Warnings are in effect until 4 pm for coastal areas of Mississippi and SE Louisiana, including Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas and the rivers that feed into these two lakes.

* Numerous river flood warnings are in effect across the entire region.

* Flash Flood Watch until 4 pm for Washington Parish and southern Mississippi.

* Gale Warning for Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas and the coastal waters.


Current conditions coming up soon.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Lee

« on: September 03, 2011, 08:51:31 PM »

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
710 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011

...CUMULATIVE RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 7AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...UPDATED ASOS SITES TO INCLUDE 12 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF RAIN...

RAINFALL TOTALS ARE GIVEN IN INCHES. TOTALS BEGIN AT 7AM THURSDAY
MORNING AND END AT 7AM THIS MORNING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
INCOMPLETE DATA IS NOTATED WITH AN (I) BEHIND THE OBSERVATION.

OFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATIONS
AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS/CO-OP SITES

PASCAGOULA          9.59 THROUGH 7PM
N.O. AUDUBON        9.58 THROUGH 7PM
N.O. CAROLLTON      8.82
GALLIANO            8.80
N.O. LAKEFRONT      7.87 THROUGH 7PM
SLIDELL CITY        7.77
N.O. ARMSTRONG      7.63 THROUGH 7PM
BOOTHVILLE          7.19 THROUGH 7PM
GULFPORT            6.78 THROUGH 7PM
BILOXI              6.78 THROUGH 7PM
3S TERRYTOWN        6.74
4SW DONALDSONVILLE  6.13
BATON ROUGE         5.95 THROUGH 7PM
B.R. SHERWOOD       5.85
SLIDELL AIRPORT     5.62 THROUGH 7PM
KILLIAN             5.50
GONZALES            5.47
BAYOU MANCHAC       5.30 (I)
DENHAM SPRINGS      4.90 (I)
BAYOU SORREL LOCK   4.76
B.R. CONCORD        4.08
MANDEVILLE          4.08
4SE PONCHATOULA     3.96
OCEAN SPRINGS       3.74
2S CONVENT          3.32
LIVINGSTON          3.25
2N PLAQUEMINE       3.03
ABITA RIVER         3.10
MCCOMB              2.15 THROUGH 7PM
SUN                 2.11
GRAND ISLE          1.20 (I)

UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS - COCORAHS PUBLIC REPORTS
1.1 NW WAVELAND         9.06 THROUGH 8AM
1.9 E MARRERO           8.71 THROUGH 6AM
0.8 WNW MERAUX          7.61 THROUGH 8AM
0.9 NNW LABADIEVILLE    7.37
0.5 ENE GRAY            8.90 THROUGH 8AM
3.7 NNW HOUMA           6.86
8.9 NNW PASS CHRISTIAN  5.88
2.0 SSW TICKFAW         5.85 THROUGH 8AM
2.2 NE SLIDELL          5.72
0.8 E GONZALES          5.68
VILLAGE ST. GEORGE      5.35
3.5 E BATON ROUGE       5.32
LSU                     5.20
3.7 N GONZALES          5.05
2 NE GULFPORT           4.95 THROUGH 6AM
0.8 SSE LONG BEACH      4.93
0.9 NNW DIAMONDHEAD     4.86
1.3 N LACOMBE           4.53
6.6 N KILN              4.49
0.5 SSE RESERVE         4.41
2.8 S INNISWOLD         4.11 THROUGH 8AM
0.4 NW GRAMERCY         4.22
5.9 SW JAYESS           3.90
1.9 NNE DENHAM SPRINGS  3.76
1.8 SE PASCAGOULA       3.50 THROUGH 11AM
2.2 SSW ABITA           3.41 THROUGH 8AM
3.6 ESE OCEAN SPRINGS   3.27 THROUGH 6AM
11.8 E PONCHATOULA      3.24 THROUGH 8AM
5.9 N CARRIERE          2.99 THROUGH 8AM
5.6 ENE PICAYUNE        2.76
6.4 ESE SAUCIER         2.46
10.2 NE MOSS POINT      2.32 THROUGH 8AM
4.9 N GAUTIER           1.83
WAKEFIELD               1.63 THROUGH 6AM
1.9 SSW GLOSTER         1.19 THROUGH 9AM
PORT VINCENT            0.96 (I)
6.4 ENE LIBERTY         0.75 THROUGH 6AM

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: September 03, 2011, 08:23:20 AM »

Moderate to occassionally heavy rain is now falling across my area...along with a slew of tornado warnings:

* Tornado Warning for...
northern St. Tammany Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the city of Covington...
eastern Washington Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the city of Bogalusa...
Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...
this includes the cities of... Poplarville... Picayune...
extreme southeastern Walthall County in southern Mississippi...

* until 745 am CDT

* at 655 am CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists detected
a rain squall with multiple areas of rotation capable of producing
a tornado... moving northwest at 35 mph. The strongest area of
rotation is 14 miles southwest of McNeil.

* Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to Pearl
River... Bush... Abita Springs... Crossroads... sun... Varnado and Enon


* Tornado Warning for...
Jefferson Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the cities of... Metairie... Marrero... Harvey...
Avondale...
Orleans Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the cities of... New Orleans... east New Orleans...
northwestern Plaquemines Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the city of Belle Chasse...
St. Bernard Parish in southeast Louisiana...
this includes the city of Chalmette...
southeastern St. Charles Parish in southeast Louisiana...

* until 800 am CDT

* at 709 am CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists detected
a strong rain squall with multiple embedded areas of rotation
capable of producing a tornado along a line extending from 8 miles
southeast of Yscloskey to 9 miles south of Pointe a la Hache... or
along a line extending from 21 miles north of Port Sulphur to 8
miles southwest of Port Sulphur... moving northwest at 45 mph.

* Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to
Myrtle Grove... LaFitte... Lake Catherine... Violet... Barataria... Jean
Lafitte... Terrytown... Gretna... Westwego... Waggaman... Harahan and
Bridge City

SELECTED OBSERVATIONS

Slidell
Rain, 73°

Hammond
Rain, 77°

Baton Rouge
Rain, 77°

Houma
Cloudy, 77°

New Orleans-Lakefront
Heavy Rain, 79°
Wind ESE 33 mpg gusting to 47

Belle Chasse
Heavy Rain, Mist, 79°
Wind ESE 29 mph gusting to 52

Galliano
Light Thunderstorm, Rain, 77°

Boothville
Heavy Rain 73°

Gulfport
Light Rain, 81°

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Katia

« on: September 02, 2011, 11:25:23 PM »

For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this one.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Lee

« on: September 02, 2011, 11:24:14 PM »

Light to moderate rain with gusty winds has been the norm all night in my area...which made for wet and sloppy conditions at tonight's football games (yes, high school football went on as normal...they play in the rain).

Looks like good sleeping weather this weekend.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: September 02, 2011, 06:18:46 PM »

UPDATE

Inland Tropical Storm Warning expanded to include all counties/parishes in the NWS New Orleans region.

Flash Flood Watch for the entire region until Monday. May be extended

Tornado Warning in effect until 5:30 pm CST for northern St. Bernard Parish.
* AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF YSCLOSKEY...OR 25 MILES EAST OF CHALMETTE...MOVING
  WEST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  VIOLET

RADAR

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Depression 13

« on: September 02, 2011, 01:19:24 AM »

For starters, you don't need to wait for the NHC to make an announcement. That announcement comes from the Hurricane Hunters. All the NHC does for we, the people, is give us a glorified press release.

I'm sure skywarnal and the local stations get the same weather info the NHC gets from the Hurricane Hunters. Many local meteorologists report directly what the HHs observe..and there's nothing that says you can't do that. So if the HHs say a depression has formed, many stations say so and wait on the NHC to give future tracks and forecasts. It certainly happens in my neck of the woods.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: September 02, 2011, 01:00:00 AM »

Well, I did say rain chances were going to be increasing by the end of the week, but not like this: That wave in the Gulf is now TD #13 and will likely become TS Lee. That has really changed the forecast for the next several days. Eight to 15 inches of rain with isolated areas of up to twenty inches of rain is forecast across the entire region over the next several days.

WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for the entire SE Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coasts, including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.

Inland Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for: Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, southern Tangipahoa and Terrebonne parishes and Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties in Mississippi

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until Sunday for the entire area except Pearl River County and the counties and northern parishes bordering the state line.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Mississippi weather (except southern parts of the state)

« on: September 01, 2011, 12:52:09 AM »

Hot and sticky weather will be the norm across the central Mississippi region for the rest of the week. Southern areas may see rain chances increases thanks to a wave in the Gulf that's expected to develop later this week and trek northward.

11 PM Conditions

Jackson-Hawkins
83° Clear

Jackson Arpt
83° Clear

Raymond
73° Clear

Brookhaven
81° Clear

Vicksburg
76°  Clear

Vicksburg/Tallulah
79° Clear

Meridian
83° Clear

Hattiesburg-Laurel Arpt
81° Clear

Meridian NAS
83° Partly Cloudy

Greenville
80° Clear

Greenwood
82° Clear

Columbus AFB
82° Partly Cloudy

Tupelo
83° Partly Cloudy


JACKSON METRO FORECAST
TONIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 100 to 105.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.

SATURDAY
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: August 31, 2011, 02:12:08 AM »

Hey guys,

Hurricane Irene did help us out in one way: cooler nights on the Northshore; yet that has resulted in temps near 100° the past few days. Sadly, the humidity is coming back; yet there's a silver lining in that too as rain chances will increase from here on out.

Right now, there's a huge marsh fire at the Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, which has resulted in smoky/smelly conditions and reduced visibilities across the immediate Southshore (Kenner, Metairie, New Orleans, Westbank):

Wildfire in New Orleans east to continue producing irritable
smoke...

A wildfire continues to burn marsh grasses in New Orleans east near
Interstate 10 and Interstate 510. During the first part of
tonight... light south to southeast winds are expected. This may
transport the smoke northward and could cause some minor impacts
across portions of the North Shore... including Mandeville...
Covington and Slidell. Winds are expected to calm later in the
night. This may result in smoke becoming trapped near the surface in
the vicinity of the fire... and could also result in reduced
visibility along interstates 10 and 510 as well as in the
surrounding areas.

Smoke may remain trapped near the surface through the mid morning
hours Wednesday before winds strengthen and help to disperse it
through the afternoon.

Smoke from the fire will continue to be a possible health issue
in the area for sensitive groups... including the elderly and
people with respiratory diseases such as asthma. People in these
sensitive groups should avoid prolonged outdoor activities and
exertion.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE 9:21 PM AUG 30, 2010

1 AM CONDITIONS
New Orleans Int'l
Partly Cloudy, 81° (Heat Index 85°)

New Orleans-Lakefront
Clear, 86° (92°)

Belle Chasse
Smoke, 73°

Houma
Clear, 73°

Galliano
Clear, 75°

Boothville
Clear, 81­° (85°)

Baton Rouge
Haze, 79°

Hammond
No Sky Report, 75°

Slidell
Clear, 73°

McComb
Haze, 75°

Bay Saint Louis
Clear, no temp

Gulfport
Clear, 75°

Biloxi
Clear, 78°

Pascagoula
Clear, 72°

TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING
Clear, very mild, and a bit more humid. Lows north of the lake around 73 and south of the lake around 79. Wind SE 3-5 mph.

WEDNESDAY - REC KENNER 98, AUDUBON 98
Partly cloudy, hot, and more humid with a 10% chance for isolated showers or thunderstorms. Highs around 96, but it will feel like 95-105. Wind E/SE 6-12 mph.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, very mild, and muggy with a 10% chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Lows around 79. Wind E/SE 5-10 mph.

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 40% chance for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms. Highs around 93, but it will feel like 95-105. Wind E/SE 10-15 mph.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy, hot, and humid with a 50% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 79. Highs around 91, but it will feel like 95-100.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 26, 2011, 11:25:20 PM »

Seven miles from the Hudson? You and your family should be fine. Check with the hotel...or wherever yall are and ask do they plan on closing if the order is given.

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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops

« on: August 25, 2011, 10:09:46 AM »

Time to change...

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General Discussion / Re: Poll - Male users: Do you ever wear pink

« on: August 25, 2011, 09:42:10 AM »

I haven't worn pink since the sixth grade.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 25, 2011, 01:45:25 AM »

I had a hunch that the models would trend back westward in regards to NY/NJ and New England...

Looks like the Megalopolis is gonna get jacked up.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 22, 2011, 02:11:36 PM »

Looking at the models and NHC track, there are now two likely scenarios in my eyes:

1.) Irene curves northwest and then north earlier than the track predicts, and curves away from the United States, causing high surf and rip currents along the coastline. This option is possible, especially if the models keeping shifting east.

2.) It looks like, according to current models, the current risk zone is now more the Georgia coastline up to North Carolina. My guess is that landfall is a possibility anywhere from Charleston to the Outer Banks, with the highest risk existing around northeastern South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) to Wilmington. Highest winds forecasted sit at 115 mph, although looking at environmental conditions, I still think this is a tiny bit conservative.

Oh she's gonna hit land, ending the streak of fish storms. I'll bring the southern landfall possibility southward toward Hilton Head Island. I think 115 mph is a bit conservative too. It wouldn't surprise me if Irene gets to 130 mph.