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Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED FIRST PARAGRAPH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SUSTAINED WINDS OR 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE MID TO 
LATE EVENING HOURS...

.THE CENTER OF NOW TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30
MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI AND MOVING TO THE NORTH NEAR
21 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SETTLE AS KATRINA MOVES FURTHER TO
THE NORTH.

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LAZ038>040-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-300400-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOGALUSA...GULFPORT...HAMMOND...MCCOMB...
PASCAGOULA...PICAYUNE...SLIDELL
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...

NOW TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND
ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE EVENING.
WINDS HAVE SETTLED TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM LEVELS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THUS...THE INLAND HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE AREA.

DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS THE WINDS MAY LOOSEN TREES ALREADY WEAKENED
BY THE DEVASTATING WINDS CROSSING THE AREA EARLIER TODAY.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>050-056>070-MSZ068-069-300400-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-
LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-
ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER JEFFERSON-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATON ROUGE...GRAND ISLE...HOUMA...
METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE AND/OR 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
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A SUSTAINED WINDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS...

.THE CENTER OF NOW TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30
MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI AND MOVING TO THE NORTH NEAR
21 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SETTLE AS KATRINA MOVES FURTHER TO
THE NORTH.

$$

LAZ038>040-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-300400-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOGALUSA...GULFPORT...HAMMOND...MCCOMB...
PASCAGOULA...PICAYUNE...SLIDELL
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...

NOW TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND
ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE EVENING.
WINDS HAVE SETTLED TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM LEVELS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THUS...THE INLAND HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE AREA.

DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS THE WINDS MAY LOOSEN TREES ALREADY WEAKENED
BY THE DEVASTATING WINDS CROSSING THE AREA EARLIER TODAY.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>050-056>070-MSZ068-069-300400-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-
LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-
ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER JEFFERSON-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATON ROUGE...GRAND ISLE...HOUMA...
METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS
730 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE AND/OR 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
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

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