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 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 […]
The Flood Protection Authority – East (FPA) continues to prepare for Tropical Storm Gordon. As of noon today, the FPA has closed 21 floodgates, 9 valve gates and the concrete barge gate on the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier. These gates are all in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes, primarily along the Industrial Canal and susceptible […]
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, […]
…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 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 […]
UPDATE: At 7:05am Central Time Tropical Storm #Gordon has formed near the Upper Florida Keys, with maximum winds of 45 mph. Tropical Storm Warnings are coming for portions of south Florida and the Keys in a Special Advisory to be issued by 9 am EDT (1300 UTC). More: http://hurricanes.gov …DISTURBANCE EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL […]
The NOPD is investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred in the early hours today (August 11, 2018) in the 6000 block of Stars & Stripes Boulevard Near New Orleans Lakefront Airport. At about 2:18 a.m., NOPD Seventh District officers and Orleans Levee District officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash in the […]
The NOPD is seeking assistance from the public in locating a woman reported as missing. Tracy Quartermain (DOB: 09-02-1968) was last seen on August 6, 2018 in the 2000 Block of A.P. Tureaud Avenue by an acquaintance. Quartermain’s family has not been able to contact her for approximately a week. Quartermain is described as a […]
The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Nas Jackson (09-11-1998) in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on August 1, 2018 in the area of Interstate 10 West at Crowder Boulevard and left three people injured. At around 12:21 p.m., five occupants were traveling eastbound in a single vehicle on I-10 West near […]
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