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Weather Hazards Update – 12/24/23, 6:00 AM
Here is an update from the National Weather Service in New Orleans concerning all weather hazards for today through early Monday.
Changes from previous update:
A wind advisory, a coastal flood warning and gale warning have been issued. The slight risk of flooding rainfall has been lowered in areal extent.
Overview:
WHAT: SLIGHT RISK of Flooding rainfall
Coastal Flood Advisory/Warning
Wind Advisory
Gale Warning
WHEN: Flooding rainfall risk today through the evening hours.
– Coastal Flood Advisory/Warning from 3pm today through 6am Monday.
– Wind Advisory from 10am today through midnight tonight.
– Gale Warning from 3pm today through midnight tonight.
WHERE: Mainly coastal areas of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
CONFIDENCE: Confidence is high that there will be numerous showers and storms across the area, but confidence is low in exact locations and extent of flash flooding at this time. There is high confidence in all other hazards.
Impacts:
• Rainfall totals are expected to be from 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts Sunday through Monday. Saturated areas that receive the highest rainfall rates could have water in low lying and poor drainage areas.
• Coastal Flood Advisory/Warning shows 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level in advisory areas and 2 to 3 feet above ground level in warned areas.
• Wind Advisory for wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts especially at the coast.
• Gale warning for winds of 25 to 35 knots making very dangerous conditions for marine transit.
The images attached highlight the area and level of risk associated with this system.
