City of New Orleans Monitoring Tropical Storm Gordon, Preparing for Heavy Rain; Voluntary evacuation of areas outside the levee issued

The City of New Orleans continues to monitor Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to impact the New Orleans area Tuesday evening through Wednesday with heavy rain, strong winds and higher than normal tides. “The City of New Orleans is prepared,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “We continue to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Gordon and […]

Tropical Storm #Gordon Advisory 6: Tropical Storm Gordon Now Forecasted to Become Category 1 Hurricane

Tropical Storm Gordon Advisory Number 6 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 500 PM EDT Mon Sep 03 2018 …HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND STORM SURGE WARNING EXTENDED EASTWARD… SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…26.2N 82.6W ABOUT 50 MI…85 KM WSW OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA ABOUT […]

Voluntary evacuation issued for Grand Isle

The mayor of Grand Isle has called for a voluntary evacuation for the area due to possible impacts from Tropical Storm Gordon. In a memo posted to the city’s Facebook page, Mayor David Camardelle wrote that due to ongoing construction on Louisiana 1, traffic will be severely affected and could cause severe problems for those evacuating. […]

Tropical Storm #Gordon Advisory 5A: …GORDON STILL PRODUCING TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE UPPER KEYS… …STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST…

Tropical Storm Gordon Intermediate Advisory Number 5A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 200 PM EDT Mon Sep 03 2018 …GORDON STILL PRODUCING TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE UPPER KEYS… …STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST… SUMMARY OF 200 PM […]

Make Preparations for Tropical Storm Gordon

The City of New Orleans continues to monitor Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to impact the NOLA region late Tuesday through Wednesday. The main impacts are expected to be heavy rain, high winds, and coastal flooding in areas outside of the levee system. Residents are encouraged to prepare property for heavy rain and wind, […]

Tropical Storm #Gordon Advisory 5: Gordon Lashing South Florida With Tropical-Storm-Force Winds And Heavy Rains.

…GORDON LASHING SOUTH FLORIDA WITH TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS… …STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST… SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…25.3N 81.3W ABOUT 60 MI…95 KM WNW OF KEY LARGO FLORIDA ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM SSE OF MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 […]

Tropical Storm #Gordon Advisory 4: Tropical Storm Gordon Forms Over the Upper Florida Keys.

…TROPICAL STORM GORDON FORMS OVER THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS… …TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS WITH HEAVY RAINS LIKELY… SUMMARY OF 830 AM EDT…1230 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…25.1N 80.7W ABOUT 20 MI…30 KM W OF KEY LARGO FLORIDA ABOUT 85 MI…135 KM SE OF MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED […]

Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of Southeast Louisiana, South Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters (4:15 AM CDT Wed Aug 1st, 2018).

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southeast Louisiana…South Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters. .DAY ONE…Today and Tonight A marginal risk of excessive rainfall will exist along and east of a line from Interstate 59 to Houma. Rainfall amounts are expected be mainly 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts in these […]