Notice

New Orleans / Mississippi River

September 10, 2024

Notices

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Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi partners - 
 
Here is an update concerning the changes to the watches and warnings. No other changes were made from the briefing package that was sent out around 5am this morning.
 
Changes from previous update: 
· Hurricane Warning extended east from Morgan City to Grand Isle, this includes all of the parishes previously under the Hurricane Watch including the cities of Houma and Donaldsonville
· Tropical Storm Warning from Grand Isle to the mouth of the Pearl River and replaces all parishes and counties previously under the Tropical Storm Watch. This includes the tidal lakes along with the Baton Rouge and New Orleans metro's 
· No changes to the Storm Surge Watches and Warnings (YET)
· No change to the Flood Watch
 
Additional Information and Resources:
NWS New Orleans Website: www.weather.gov/neworleans
NWS New Orleans DSS Website: http://www.weather.gov/lix/embrief
River Gauges and Forecasts: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/LIX
NWS New Orleans Facebook: www.facebook.com/NWSNewOrleans
NWS New Orleans Twitter: https://twitter.com/NWSNewOrleans
Online Severe Weather Reporting: https://www.weather.gov/lix/submit_storm_report
National Hurricane Center Website: https:///www.nhc.noaa.gov
 
Next Update and Contact Information:
The next update will be sent following the 10am Advisory.  If you have any questions in the interim or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.  We can be reached by phone at 504-522-7330 or 985-649-0429.  Use extension 4 to speak with a forecaster.  Alternatively, you can reach us by email by replying to this message or sending an email to sr-lix.forecasters@noaa.gov. Both methods will be delivered to the forecasters on shift at the office.

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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