800 WTUS84 KLIX 300041 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SLOW-MOVING ISAAC DUMPING HEAVY RAINS AND STILL PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE... .NEW INFORMATION... ISAAC SLIGHTLY WEAKER BUT STILL PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... POINTE COUPEE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA...ST. HELENA... WASHINGTON...ST. TAMMANY...IBERVILLE...WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST BATON ROUGE...ASCENSION...LIVINGSTON...ASSUMPTION...ST. JAMES... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...UPPER LAFOURCHE...ST. CHARLES...UPPER JEFFERSON...ORLEANS...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD... UPPER TERREBONNE...LOWER TERREBONNE...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE... WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HOUMA LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE... LIFE- THREATENING HAZARDS FROM STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. LAZ069-070-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. BURAS RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 54 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE OVERTOPPED A BACK LEVEE ON THE EAST BANK OF UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH EARLIER THIS MORNING. STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WERE RECEDING IN SOME AREAS...BUT WERE STILL UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ LAZ058>068-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONTINUING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. A WIND GUST TO 56 MPH WAS REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 657 PM. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A STORM SURGE OF 5.8 FEET HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT NEW CANAL STATION ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS BORDERING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT TOTAL STORM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. $$ LAZ040-050-072-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 46 MPH OCCURRED AT SLIDELL AIRPORT AT 703 PM. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEW CANAL STATION HAS REPORTED A STORM SURGE OF 5.8 FEET. MANDEVILLE HAS ALSO REPORTED A STORM SURGE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS BORDERING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS AND IN THE AREA NEAR CHEF AND RIGOLETS PASS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT 8 TO 13 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. $$ MSZ080>082-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE. A WIND GUST TO 48 MPH WAS REPORTED AT GULFPORT AIRPORT AT 657 PM. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW LYING AREAS AND BAYS. ABOUT 7 FEET OF STORM SURGE WAS REPORTED AT BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB...AND ABOUT 4 FEET IN THE PASCAGOULA AREA. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE SHORELINE PARK WHICH IS ON THE WESTERN END OF BAY ST LOUIS AND ALONG THE LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF HANCOCK COUNTY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. $$ LAZ049-056-057-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE MAUREPAS...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR LAKE MAUREPAS. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SHOULD BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. $$ LAZ039-071-MSZ077-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE. A WIND GUST TO 45 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT BATON ROUGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. $$ GMZ550-552-570-572-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING. SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. $$ GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE. SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE COASTAL WATERS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC RAIN BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. $$ GMZ530-301245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 741 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOT RANGE. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC RAIN BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES. $$