Category: Weather

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of Southeast Louisiana, South Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters (4:56 PM CDT Tue Jul 31st, 2018).

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southeast Louisiana…South Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters. .DAY ONE…Tonight A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms continues through the evening with the main hazards being damaging straight line wind speeds, very heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. Small hail will be possible as well. There is a slight […]

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New Orleans National Weather Service Issues Special Weather Statement For Orleans, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, and Upper St. Bernard Parishes

…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ST. BERNARD… SOUTHWESTERN ORLEANS AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON PARISHES… At 334 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Westwego, Bridge City and Marrero. The storm is nearly stationary, but should drift north around 5 mph towards the east bank of the river. Winds in excess of 30 mph are […]

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New Orleans National Weather Service Issues Special Weather Statement For Lower Jefferson, Lower Plaquemines, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, and Lower Terrebonne Parishes

…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISHES… At 919 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Myrtle Grove, or 10 miles southeast of Belle Chasse, moving southeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Port Sulphur, Pointe A La […]

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Flooding in Gretna,LA (Jefferson Parish)

As a low pressure system moves through New Orleans and the surrounding area this morning, several areas saw flooding and some areas also lost power. Entergy New Orleans is reporting 13,000+ without power including some 11,000 in the uptown area. Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to more than […]