NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge Mon Aug 29 2005 400 PM CDT Inland Hurricane Warning

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Southern and Eastern US; Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the southern and eastern US this week, with heavy rain and localized flooding, particularly near the Gulf Coast. Monsoonal moisture will bring rain and potential flooding to parts of the Southwest. Heat and fire weather threats will continue to impact the West. Read More >

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 400 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...KATRINA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... KATRINA...NOW A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 75 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EAST- CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST HAVE SETTLED AS KATRINA MOVES OFF. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CREATED BY KATRINAS WINDS WILL BE SMALL AS COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE INFLICTED UPON THE AREA AS SHE CAME ONSHORE... BUT MORE DAMAGE MAY STILL OCCUR AS WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE AVERAGING TROPICAL STORM LEVELS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...FALLING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY LATE EVENING. $$ LAZ037>040-049-050-057>070-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-300300- ASCENSION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE- ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON- UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- WALTHALL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOGALUSA...GRAND ISLE...GULFPORT... HAMMOND...HOUMA...MCCOMB...METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS...PASCAGOULA... PICAYUNE...SLIDELL 400 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED... HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WINDS HAVE SETTLED TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM LEVELS...BUT ARE STILL FREQUENTLY GUSTING ABOVE. THUS...THE INLAND HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING. DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS THE WINDS MAY LOOSEN TREES ALREADY WEAKENED BY THE DEVASTATING WINDS CROSSING THE AREA TODAY. $$ LAZ034>036-046>048-056-MSZ068-069-300300- AMITE-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE- POINTE COUPEE-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATON ROUGE 400 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AS KATRINA CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI... WINDS HAVE SETTLED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. THUS THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$