WINTER WX ADVISORY for New orleans areas until 5 pm cst

WXBUFFJIM · #1 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:08 am

Hot offf the press at 2 am cst, winter weather advisory has been issued for the greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge area effective until 5 PM CST this Christmas day, statement is below. Merry white christmas everyone in TX and Louisiana and hopefully points east later in the day today.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
141 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

LAZ038-040-046>050-056>065-MSZ080>082-252300-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-HANCOCK-HARRISON-IBERVILLE-
JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-
141 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

COLD ARCTIC AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AS A DEEP
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THIS LOW WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING MOISTURE BACK OVER THE COLD DOME OF AIR NEAR
AT THE SURFACE RESULTING IN A WINTRY MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST
CONTINUE TO INDICATE LARGE AREAS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET NEAR THE
COAST CHANGING TO SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW INLAND. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A
HALF INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AREAS UP TO
ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

MODERATE SLEET MIXED WITH SOME RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW AROUND
DAYBREAK OR SHORTLY AFTER.

GENERAL ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE INPACTED...BUT
OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES MAY SEE SOME LIGHT ICEING CONDITIONS DURING
THE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY CLOSE TO
FREEZING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS OVER ELEVATED ROADWAYS MAY
EXIST TODAY AND EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN TRAVELING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING
RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT,
THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

#2 Postby **Steve** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:52 am

Just posted it myself on another thread. It's light rain and 34 now. The sleet in the street is now just wetness, but I've still got a bunch on my deck not melted. I really need to go to sleep because I've been up since 5. The kids' presents are all under the trees, and the clues for their goose chase to find their new computer have been strategically planted. But just like hurricane season, I guess I live on adrenaline and alcohol when there's interesting weather. At some point I'm going to try to catch and hour or two since tomorrow is busy, wintry weather or not. But for now, I wait in vigil, not only for Christmas but for a hopefully white Christmas

Steve

ktulu909 · #3 Postby **ktulu909** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:55 am

Steve,I sit and wait with you.I am quite wet from running outside every 10 minutes and standing there thinking its going to start snowing at any minute.

I still got about 7 Bud Lights left if you run out !!!!

PTrackerLA · #4 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:01 am

I'm also sitting here waiting lol. The precip we need for a white Christmas is so close, I just hope it makes it here. Check out the echoes coming ashore:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.klch.shtml

ktulu909 · #5 Postby **ktulu909** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:04 am

Dang with those echos,it looks like thunder snow to me.I guess its time to put on a pot of coffee!!!!Im gonna be up ALL night till I see something other than sleet and rain.

TS Zack · #6 Postby **TS Zack** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:04 am

Ahh this is so boring. It feels like fifteen years waiting for this goes by quicker than tonight.

PTrackerLA · #7 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:07 am

TS Zack wrote::eek:

Ahh this is so boring. It feels like fifteen years waiting for this goes by quicker than tonight.

LOL it sure is agonizing. But that's a solid looking precip shield coming ashore and it's aimed right for me. I'll keep waiting until it gets here but if I don't see flakes I'm going to bed, sleet gets old fast lol.

#8 Postby **LAwxrgal** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:09 am

I'm going to get some shuteye now...if there's still something at daybreak I'll get up and watch.

TS Zack · #9 Postby **TS Zack** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:09 am

LOL.. COME ON SNOW!!!!

#10 Postby **Steve** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:22 am

Gimme a sleet-check ktulu. We need to hook up for a cold one sometime.

>>sleet gets old fast lol.

Sleet is killer during the daytime, but it ain't much to see at night. Tick-tickety-tick-tick-tick. Got a little break here right now. If I had any sense I'd crash for 2 hours and wake up around 5. But since I don't want to even miss any radar re-loads, I'm up for a while. LMAO. Plus, this is my first 'official' white Christmas /remembering childhood 20+ years ago

It could be interesting if the temperature can get a little lower before dawn. We've got a shot for some changeover. SE Texas got the kill shot today, and good for them. They had to sweat out the gulf low more than anyone - would it form too far east, south, or whathave you. I don't expect any winter storm warnings here, but I'll take what I can get in snow be it only a tenth of an inch. Afterall, sleet rules but it still bows to snow.

Steve

#11 Postby **Steve** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:23 am

And oh yeah (this will be on TDT [tm] at home base), I'm going mix a sleet and George Dickel as soon as I finish this drink.

Steve

ktulu909 · #12 Postby **ktulu909** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:38 am

Man,Im dry now,I think Im going to go ahead and crash until about 7 or so.I do have my sons 2nd christmas in the morning after all,not to mention my wife is still wrapping presents.

Temp is down to 34 and I dont see it going down much more than a degree or 2,

cajungal · #13 Postby **cajungal** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:03 am

It is only very cold rain here. VERY light. I called for our temperature. It is only 30. Why is it not snowing? I am so disappointed. I stayed up until 2 A.M. trying to watch from the window until I started to doze off. Is there any chance I will change over to snow? I live 40 miles inland.

Website · #14 Postby **Brent** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:09 am

cajungal wrote:It is only very cold rain here. VERY light. I called for our temperature. It is only 30. Why is it not snowing? I am so disappointed. I stayed up until 2 A.M. trying to watch from the window until I started to doze off. Is there any chance I will change over to snow? I live 40 miles inland.

If it's 30 and raining, then it's freezing rain. It means in the upper atmosphere only the surface is below freezing. All layers have to be below freezing to support snow. If the mid layer is above, but the lower level is below, you get sleet because it doesn't have time to become snow again.

#15 Postby **LAwxrgal** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:31 am

Winter Storm Warning until 4 pm for NOLA area.

Website · #16 Postby **Brent** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:34 am

For ice...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1019 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

LAZ038-040-046>050-056>070-MSZ077-080>082-252200-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-HANCOCK-HARRISON-IBERVILLE-
JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-ST. CHARLES-
ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
1019 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BATON ROUGE AND
GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREAS.

SINCE 8 AM...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BRIDGE CLOSINGS DUE TO ICE
ACCUMULATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN SLIDELL. AN EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF MOSTLY SLEET WITH A MIX
OF SNOW WAS INDICATED BY RADAR FROM THE ACHAFALAYA RIVER TO CENTRAL
HARRISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWARD TO THE LOUISIANA OFFSHORE
WATERS AND SPREADING EASTWARD AT ABOUT 25 MPH. GROUND TEMPERATURES
AND OVERPASS TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND THE FREEZING MARK AND BLACK ICE
AND GLAZING IS UNDERWAY.

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. POSTPONE ANY UNNECCESARY
TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY.

WINTER WX ADVISORY for New orleans areas until 5 pm cst

WINTER WX ADVISORY for New orleans areas until 5 pm cst

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