NOLA Local Ivan Statement

[dhweather]

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
615 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004

..IVAN REGENERATES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...

..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST...

..AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS PRIMARILY FOR FOLLOWING PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER JEFFERSON...LAFOURCHE AND
TERREBONNE AND ASSUMPTION.

..WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD
INCLUDING GRAND ISLE.


..STORM INFORMATION SUMMARY...
AT 700 PM CDT...TROPICAL STORM IVAN WAS LOCATED AT 26.9 NORTH AND
89.3 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST 14 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH IVAN
LIKELY REGAINING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ABOVE NORMAL
TIDES...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...40 MPH OR HIGHER...AND
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREA SHOULD
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY EXPOSED TO TIDAL FLOODING.


..STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY 1 TO 1.5 ABOVE NORMAL. PERSISTENT STRONG EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE TIDES TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY IN THE WARNING AREA. SOME LOW
LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS MAY FLOOD LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY AT
THE TIME OF NEXT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE.

..WIND IMPACTS....
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS OF THE WARNING AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY
OCCUR AS SQUALLS MOVE ONTO THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY.

..RAINFALL...
RAIN AND OCCASIONAL SQUALLS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY PRODUCING OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL.
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR

DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL.

..NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1000 PM

[Stephanie]

I guess Ivan wanted to make sure that he hit New Orleans as well!

[Mattie]

Not much warning for them - and not much more than they received the first go around.

[HurryKane]

I guess Ivan wanted to make sure that he hit New Orleans as well!

Talk about batting cleanup. Greedy little punk!

[FritzPaul]

This reminds me of Juan back in 85. He plagued
NO twice. Except this time Ivan took the LONG,
LONG, LONG route to return to the area. But, I
remember Betsy in 65 acted like she was a Carolina
storm then did one of those loops like Jeanne is
doing right now then went through the FL straits and
up the GOM to NO.

A lot of flooding then when the levee broke (I think
@ the Industrial Canal in the ninth ward.