TROPICAL MOISTURE

[Sean in New Orleans]

Again, we continue to get hammered with tropical moisture today...we've had a few breaks in the last few weeks, but, basically, we have been under pure tropical moisture from the GOM for over a month now. I don't recall this area having this much tropical moisture in one season, so sustained, since I was in grade school in 1985. This has just been wild. We are saturated..... http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/radar.php ... 1&loop=yes Many areas have already received over 3 inches since 6AM and the rain continues to train. There has been some flooding, but, nothing major, up to this point.

[Opal storm]

It has been pretty incredible, we recieved over 20 inches of rain over a 48 hour period just last week. Looking at the radar, there's a nice blob SW of Pensacola getting ready to come ashore.

[BigA]

Wow did those thunderstorms in the gulf and Louisiana get intense in a hurry!

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/loop-avn.html

Hopefully the rain can move some to the northeast, to help Alabama, Georgia.

[Sean in New Orleans]

We got about 7 inches in my neighborhood today. There are reports of some areas receiving over 10". It slowed down around 2:30PM. But, it flooded. It flooded all over the city today. When I came home there was leaves, debris, and trash all the way up to my front step which indicates my street got to around 18" in depth during the flash flood. Alot of New Orleans flooded. Here are a couple of links for pics: http://www.wwltv.com/weather/pix2/ , reports of flooding from locals: http://www.wwltv.com , http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/200 ... traff.html , And here's the radar, again, showing much more on the way...possibly another 5" this evening before the front moves through : http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/radar.php ... 1&loop=yes

[Sean in New Orleans]

Official Reportings:

Regional Max/min Temp And Precipitation Table
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ASUS64 KLIX 230028
RTPLIX

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
730 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007

LOWEST LAST 24 HOURS. HIGHEST PAST 12 HOURS. PRECIP LAST 24 HOURS.
READINGS AS OF 10/23 AT 00Z OR 7 PM LOCAL TIME.

STATION LOW HIGH PCPN

SHREVEPORT 56 75 0.16
MONROE 62 81 0.62
ALEXANDRIA 62 88 0.17
LAKE CHARLES 63 85 0.57
LAFAYETTE 64 87 0.19
BATON ROUGE 68 85 0.57
N.O. ARMSTRONG INTL 74 79 5.12
N.O. AUDUBON 73 79 6.01
N.O. LAKEFRONT 73 81 3.97
SLIDELL 72 78 5.58

[Sean in New Orleans]

Don't Laugh (yes, some are humorous, but, these people were flooding)...here are comments about flooding throughout the day in New Orleans as posted on http://www.wwltv.com :

Post your comment
Here's what other people are saying:

October 22, 2007 08:58 p.m.
My subdivision in Mandeville has already received eight inches of rain with some local street flooding
October 22, 2007 08:28 p.m.
Hwy 190 Service Rd. From Mandeville to Covington is flooded cars will get stalled. Also the right line of Hwy 190 in Covington is Flooded
October 22, 2007 07:37 p.m.
vintage dr and williams and the man hole covers are bubling up on west esplanade and transcontinental
October 22, 2007 06:55 p.m.
Pontchatrain Gardens is high and dry! Saw Jeff Parish S & WB truck pass in front of my house about an hour ago. Thanks!
October 22, 2007 06:37 p.m.
SOUTHWOOD SUBDIVISION: MT. LAUREL, COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SUGARPINE DRIVE had water earlier over the sidewalks. Some had it close to the houses. The rain has receded and there is more coming.
October 22, 2007 05:53 p.m.
MCARTHUR BLVD. AND WIMBLEDON, FLOODING
October 22, 2007 05:37 p.m.
At about 1 p.m., I parked my van at the Walgreen's at Terry Parkway and Carol Sue because of high water, both in the streets and from the Terry Parkway canal overflowing. It is 4:35 p.m. and we were able to pick up my van just now with no trouble. There are some puddles, but the high water has receded presently. I urge everyone to be careful, however, as there are some stranded vehicles still on the roads and there is more rain coming.
October 22, 2007 05:14 p.m.
See what happened. You reelected the same bunch in Jefferson and now your streets are flooding. They can spend 28 million for their pals with the Jefferson Parish Preforming Arts Society to build the yodeling palace at LaSalle Park but YOUR DAMN STREETS STILL FLOODS. I guess AB wasn't expecting the unexpected. Hope we have enough FEMA trailers left.
October 22, 2007 04:59 p.m.
High water on General deGaulle
October 22, 2007 04:33 p.m.
Macarthur from W.B.Xway to Patriot st is ok.... Alt. for Destrehan in Harvey....
October 22, 2007 04:33 p.m.
Avondale Subdivision South. Streets barricaded and patrold by JPSO.
October 22, 2007 04:31 p.m.
Airline and Palmetto
October 22, 2007 04:27 p.m.
Belair Subdivision in Slidell, Louisiana has street flooding on Belair Boulevard, Oakpoint, Headwaters
October 22, 2007 04:08 p.m.
corner of Hickory & Jefferson Highway in Harahan
October 22, 2007 04:05 p.m.
L&A road in Metairie FLOODS with a little summer shower! You should see it when a rain like this happens. At 2:00 there was 15 feet of water under tressle by cold storage road, and the canal that it's supposed to pump out was just running like a river over it's banks!!! L&A road is the worst ever!
October 22, 2007 04:05 p.m.
there is water on Barataria @ Lafitte Larose Hwy in front of Walgreens all the way to Ames and Barataria intersection
October 22, 2007 03:53 p.m.
Anyone have info about the level of the canal on Terry Parkway? I'm in the CBD (and should have stayed at home today).
October 22, 2007 03:43 p.m.
I am on Edwards ave. between Jefferson hwy and Mounds and the street is flooded. We have cars stuck in ditches. Also Jefferson Highway is closed off right in front of Walmart by the H.P bridge
October 22, 2007 03:43 p.m.
Traffic on Jefferson Hwy. from clearview to the riverbend is currently at a stand still and has been for some time now.
October 22, 2007 03:38 p.m.
Catina St. & Polk in Lakeview
October 22, 2007 03:36 p.m.
standing water Earhart Blvd. & LaSalle Sts.
October 22, 2007 03:33 p.m.
St. Charles and Perdido
October 22, 2007 03:30 p.m.
Ummmm, have youo ever been on L&A road in metairie. As usual, flooded beyond belief. It's absolutely ridiculous! DANGER--AIRLINE HWY AT COLD STORAGE ROAD, WATER IS ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH, WITH NO BARRICADES OUT TO WARN MOTORISTS!!!!!!
October 22, 2007 03:29 p.m.
L&A ROAD JEFFERSN/ORLEANS ARE THE PUMPS EVEN WORKING? WATER HAS NOT DROPES IN HOUR CANAL LOOKS LIKE A RIVER. WHAT IS THE MAJOR PROBLEM? STARTING TO RAIN AGIN IF THIS KEEPS UP WE WILL HAVE WATER IN OUR BUSINESS AGIN.
October 22, 2007 03:26 p.m.
Destrehan Av in Harvey is underwater from the Expressway to Lapalco.
October 22, 2007 03:24 p.m.
Some side streets along Belle Chasse Highway (Hwy 23) are blocked off due to high water.
October 22, 2007 03:16 p.m.
There is high water on Tullis Drive between General DeGaulle and General Meyer in Algiers. Also on Maumus Avenue between Woodland Avenue and Mansfield.
October 22, 2007 03:16 p.m.
MacArthur Blvd
October 22, 2007 03:14 p.m.
clearview near earhart is underwater.
October 22, 2007 03:11 p.m.
Y'all show these clips of "standing water" but what about Calhoun St. or Palmer St. in the University area? The water is impassable with stalled cars pulling into homeowners driveways and makeshift roadblocks established by residents who fear the splashing water flooding THE FLOORS IN THEIR HOMES. My car is filled with water past the bottom of the passenger and driver's side seats. Water should be clearing up? GIVE ME A BREAK. Why don't you check out the 2 to 3 1/2 feet of water covering the 2900 block of Palmer and Calhoun? Wading through it, it stands thigh high on my six foot frame and has yet to receed AT ALL, but instead continues to increase, since 10:30am this morning!!!
October 22, 2007 03:09 p.m.
In Elmwood area: Plantation Road from River Road to Jefferson Highway under water and closed. Laitram Lane and Toler Street under water. Deep water on Edwards Blvd between Mounes and Jefferson Highway. Parts of Jefferson Highway between Edwards and Plantation under water.
October 22, 2007 03:04 p.m.
CARROLTON AND OAK
October 22, 2007 03:03 p.m.
Camp Street between Felicity and CBD
October 22, 2007 03:01 p.m.
Nursery Ave/Focis/Aris Ave. -between west esplanade and Vets. Canals have maybe 3feet to go and will top over
October 22, 2007 03:01 p.m.
I live in the Bent Tree Estates subdivision in Marrero. The water is very high. At one point it covered the sidewalk.
October 22, 2007 02:54 p.m.
As is usual during heavy rains and for 1-2 hrs. after, water is high on Manhattan Blvd. south of Harvey Blvd. in Harvey. Northbound lanes of Manhattan are impassable.
October 22, 2007 02:53 p.m.
Flooding at Claiborne and Palmer Ave. and Claiborne and State.
October 22, 2007 02:45 p.m.
Thers is water on St. Phillips and Villere in Treme.
October 22, 2007 02:43 p.m.
L&A Road from Cold Storage Road to Labarre is impassable at the present time. Water is up to top of curb. Also understand that the Cold Storage Road underpass by the KCS Rail Station is impassable at present.
October 22, 2007 02:41 p.m.
When will someone do SOMETHING about cleaning out the drains,etc. in this pathetic city? The SW&B is a JOKE. Do they do ANYTHING for this city? My water pressure is WEAK. My streets flood EVERY time a somewhat heavy rain comes. I just watched as some poor girl had to discover her car was under water. She had just bought it the day before. The city of New Orleans and it's lack-of-leadership and ability to get things done should be ashamed of themselves. If people would spend as much time helping the city as they do complaining about justice for all or whether or not some crime-riddled project reopens... We actually might get somewhere. Doubtful...but who knows? Miracles do come true in some cases.
October 22, 2007 02:39 p.m.
Barataria and ames blvd Back towards Pritchard. There is flooding on my street Britannica Past the sidewalk close to front door
October 22, 2007 02:38 p.m.
SWB Main Office Building adout 6 inches and going steadly upwards.
October 22, 2007 02:38 p.m.
St. Phillip and Villere has rising water
October 22, 2007 02:36 p.m.
Avenue A and B in westwego. Street flooding on the river side of the levvie.
October 22, 2007 02:32 p.m.
Wall Boulevard in Gretna.
October 22, 2007 02:32 p.m.
badly flooded streets on 26th Street and Metairie Lawn Drive, between Veterans and the I-10.
October 22, 2007 02:29 p.m.
THE WHOLE JEFFERSON HWY.
October 22, 2007 02:29 p.m.
Carrollton & Broadway flooded
October 22, 2007 02:28 p.m.
academy of our lady has high water ave d
October 22, 2007 02:25 p.m.
Holmes Boulevard has high water. Also, the canal on Wright Avenue is about to overflow, yikes!!!
October 22, 2007 02:23 p.m.
Clara between Jefferson and Octavia has about 2-3 feet of water
October 22, 2007 02:23 p.m.
Hi, There are high waters in the corners of Magazine st and Aline St and Constance St and Aline St.
October 22, 2007 02:21 p.m.
State Street Drive at Claiborne
October 22, 2007 02:20 p.m.
entrance to Crescent City Connection at Calliope and Magazine is flooding with stalled cars.
October 22, 2007 02:20 p.m.
I live down West 46th Street in Cut Off, Louisiana and it is still flooded
October 22, 2007 02:20 p.m.
Perdido and Claiborne, Perdido and Clara
October 22, 2007 02:19 p.m.
manhattan blv. and brighton pl. flooding
October 22, 2007 02:16 p.m.
There is high water on Clearview between Bloomfield Ave and Citrus Avenue (and possibly beyond).
October 22, 2007 02:15 p.m.
Flooding near S. Jamie and Marie Dr.
October 22, 2007 02:14 p.m.
street flooding S. Jamie and Marie Dr.
October 22, 2007 02:14 p.m.
Gravier between St. Charles & Camp St. Charles Avenue in front of Inter-Continental
October 22, 2007 02:13 p.m.
Andrew off of St. Charles looks like a little bayou.
October 22, 2007 02:13 p.m.
My husband called a few minutes ago, there was a lot of water on Central Ave. between Jefferson and Airline, Clearview has water. He questioned whether I would be able to get home at 5:00 from the CBD.
October 22, 2007 02:12 p.m.
Water is covering the road completely all the way down Destrehan Avenue in Harvey.
October 22, 2007 02:12 p.m.
Maplewood Subdivision all streets flooded pass the sidewalks. My hiouse had 6 !/2 inches of rain First Street harvey Maplewood
October 22, 2007 02:09 p.m.
Street flooding on Gretna Blvd. near former Blenk HS
October 22, 2007 02:06 p.m.
Lake Avenue between the service road and Vets has standing water
October 22, 2007 02:04 p.m.
It hasn been raining since early this morning , but it has not flooded in the subdivision yet. I live in brookwood subdivison N robert rd. between hwy 11. I am on Sapin Loop.
October 22, 2007 02:04 p.m.
old metairie - atherton drive.
October 22, 2007 02:02 p.m.
Freret Street between Cadiz & Jena is completely flooded over. Be careful!
October 22, 2007 02:01 p.m.
Briant Dr in hillcrest Subdivision Marrero Water pass the sidewalks
October 22, 2007 02:01 p.m.
Of Course Division St & Hessmer Ave @ 18th
October 22, 2007 01:59 p.m.
1:00 PM water is a foot deep at the corner of Laurel and Octavia in uptown and the pumps are NOT operating. Why is that?
October 22, 2007 01:59 p.m.
There is standing water on Elmwood pk, off of Clearview.
October 22, 2007 01:57 p.m.
numerous streets are flooded in the chalmette area. judge perez is also flooded is numerous areas espically in front of chalmette high.
October 22, 2007 01:57 p.m.
The water rose quickly on Josephine and St. Charles, withing 10 minutes there was street flooding.
October 22, 2007 01:55 p.m.
Carrie Ln. Marrero Oak Forest Blvd. Marrero
October 22, 2007 01:55 p.m.
Loyola has 3-6 inches throughout campus. I wish I had my sandals!
October 22, 2007 01:51 p.m.
steet flloding on bonnie ann dr in marrero. water starting to come into fron yard.
October 22, 2007 01:51 p.m.
We live On Sabine Dr in Marrero. We are about 1 1/2 blocks from Miller Wall School.The water is in the middle of my drive way. My rain gauge in the backyard shows 6 inches so far.
October 22, 2007 01:50 p.m.
Street flooding at Barataria & Ames Blvd. Taffy Dr., Ramsey Dr. and Delta Pointe Dr. also flooded
October 22, 2007 01:48 p.m.
We're filling up at the front of Page Street in Marrero, which rarely happens and takes a lot of water to do!
October 22, 2007 01:48 p.m.
Harvey, Behind West Jefferson High School we have bad street flooding over side walks in area . We have had over 7" of rain.
October 22, 2007 01:48 p.m.
Glenwood and parts of Metairie Road are flooded.
October 22, 2007 01:41 p.m.
2700 block of Gen DeGaulle. It is amazing.
October 22, 2007 01:39 p.m.
I live in Harvey in back of West Jefferson High School. I have a rain gage in my yard and we have already had 61/2 " of rain. Our street is flooded over the side walk. No one get water in their houses.
October 22, 2007 01:39 p.m.
Canal Blvd By Robt E. Lee....flooding with teeming rain...
October 22, 2007 01:32 p.m.
high all around the city of gretna thanks jason from gretna
October 22, 2007 01:30 p.m.
the drains are not working in the 1000 block of annunciation st. the water on the river side of the street is 9 or 10 inches deep. there is no water in the street on the other side of this street
October 22, 2007 01:23 p.m.
As always there is high water in our area. Our house flooded 5/31/07 b/c the Parish has never cleaned our ditches since "Katrina". If my house floods again from these rains I think I'm going to scream! (St tammany Parish - Slidell)
October 22, 2007 01:19 p.m.
E Urquart Street Chalmette
October 22, 2007 01:13 p.m.
the cannal in algeris are rising
October 22, 2007 01:12 p.m.
UPTOWN
October 22, 2007 12:56 a.m.
KEATING ROAD OFF WOODLAND HIGHWAY IN BELLE CHASSE IS FLOODED AND BARRICADED BY POLICE
October 22, 2007 12:20 a.m.
Barataria is flooding in areas on the westbank.
October 22, 2007 12:13 a.m.
If you see a clogged drain (especially one that's been clogged for 10 years) near your home. Maybe, just maybe, you could take 7-8 minutes away from your TV watching schedule and CLEAN IT YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not enough time is an excuse that you should be embarrassed to use. The Saint game lasts approx. 3 hours and so do LSU games. That leave about 42 hours left to your weekend. Squeeze it in. Or you can keep saying "i'm a taxpayer" and wait for something to happen. Let us know when it does. In the meantime enjoy your trip to the mechanic shop to have your flooded cars fixed again. One thing this storm did was expose how completely pathetic and helpless we've become!!!
October 22, 2007 12:10 a.m.
1200 blk Farrington Dr., Marrero. And for the first time ever, the street department blocked the street with barricades
October 22, 2007 12:06 a.m.
clearview holding water everytime it rains
October 22, 2007 12:05 a.m.
Water is just going down on the 1300 block of Audubon. Tulane Univ is just surrounded with water
October 22, 2007 12:04 a.m.
4th & Derbigny in Gretna and all around the Jefferson Parish Courthouse
October 22, 2007 12:03 a.m.
The canal is running over on Gen. Deguall.
October 22, 2007 12:03 a.m.
jefferson highway by ochsner
October 22, 2007 11:55 a.m.
Xavier University
October 22, 2007 11:51 a.m.
High-waters in Lafourche Parish in Cut Off. Since early this morning and rising slowly
October 22, 2007 11:50 a.m.
I live in Cut Off, Louisiana and there is high water near us. The streets are flooded and it is hard to tell from the road and the ditch.
October 22, 2007 11:48 a.m.
On Mt. Kennedy Drive
October 22, 2007 11:36 a.m.
Water gets up to my patio doors, then recedes when the rain slows down. I live in Woodmere.
October 22, 2007 11:36 a.m.
Willow and McAlister
October 22, 2007 11:35 a.m.
As of 10:15 a.m.: Very high water -- within a few feet of cresting the I-wall -- in the canal that parallels Washington Ave. at Earhart. Also, very high water at the canal under Earhart at the Jefferson-Orleans line.
October 22, 2007 11:30 a.m.
High water on the river road between Barataria Blvd and Cline st. in Westwego
October 22, 2007 11:21 a.m.
Pine St near Lusher elementary school
October 22, 2007 11:20 a.m.
Water on the streets in Harvey
October 22, 2007 11:09 a.m.
Lake Laitram (Toler St. @ Plantation)
October 22, 2007 11:03 a.m.
high water on canal blvd
October 22, 2007 11:01 a.m.
South Claiborne Ave. at Nashville AVe.
October 22, 2007 10:55 a.m.
Maplewood subdivision,street flooding...... It does go down with each break in showers....
October 22, 2007 10:54 a.m.
Old Barataria near Jean Lafitte National Park was starting to flood over
October 22, 2007 10:43 a.m.
Tchoup and jefferson and tchoup and race
October 22, 2007 10:34 a.m.
Dear City of New Orleans, Please come to Napoleon Ave., between Loyola & Freret, and clean your catch-basin. I waded through 2-3 feet of water to get to my truck this morning. In the future, after trimming the tress on any of your streets, it's probably a good idea to follow with a crew to attend to the drains. Many of those limbs and leaves clog the area. Thank You! Signed, A Hard-working, TAX PAYING Citizen
October 22, 2007 10:32 a.m.
Barataria Blvd, southbound near Randolph. Many side streets have water over the curb from Lapalco to Lafitte Larose Highway. Cardinal Drive from Cheryl to the end of the street. As you get closer to Dede, the water is in some yards past Dede.
October 22, 2007 10:32 a.m.
OFCOURSE there is high water near me. Lower garden district. Drains have been clogged for years and I have reported it and reported it and ofcourse NOTHING is ever done. Quit fixing things in neighborhoods where people still won't be living in 10 years and concentrate on keeping the tax paying, working class nice neighborhoods happy. And while you're at it...FIXXXXXXXX the whole in the earth at St. Andrew & Magazine. That's an OUTRAGE! Been like that for months.
October 22, 2007 10:32 a.m.
We already have "Lake" Taravalla Road on the Westbank. :O(

[weatherwindow]

NO doesnt have a lock on the recent deluge...11.5 inches overnight(last) on little torch key, mile marker 28.5(just west of big pine key.....rich