11 AM OBSERVATIONS
BILOXI…HVY RAIN…79F…E31G56…29.62F…VSB 3/4
PASCAGOULA…RAIN…80F…SE23G41…29.70R FOG
GULFPORT…HVY RAIN…79F…SE38G55…29.62R VSB 3/4
N.O. AUDUBON…NOT AVAILABLE
N.O. INTL ARPT…29.20F
N.O. LAKEFRONT NOT AVAILABLE
SLIDELL…HVY RAIN…79F…E29G48…29.46S FOG
BELLE CHASSE…81F…E44G61…29.24S
BATON ROUGE…RAIN…79F…NE25G60…29.34F FOG
SALT POINT…NOT AVAILABLE
LAFAYETTE…LGT RAIN…76F…N35G46…29.39F FOG
PATTERSON…NOT AVAILABLE
NEW IBERIA…CLOUDY…76F…N33G52…29.31F FOG
FROM HOUMA
Houma [Terrebonne Co, LA] amateur radio reports trees down blocking hwy 90 into Houma. Winds estimated at 90-95 mph. Report relayed by NWS Lake Charles…
FROM GULF SHORES
Skywatcher Clay Barnett – Hueytown reports: My dad who is on the beach in Gulf Shores (West Beach, between Little Lagoon and the beach at Gulf Shores Surf and Racquet Club) reports that the water is up to the dune fences, similar to what Brian P. showed on the blog. It did not reach the road thankfully.
MISSISSIPPI COAST
Gulfport [Harrison Co, MS] trained spotter reports STORM SURGE at 11:24 AM CDT — water crossing hwy 90 east of the intersection of i-10 and hwy 49.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1125 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
MSZ080-011900-
HANCOCK-
1125 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
…TIDE LEVELS UP ACROSS SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY…
AT 1100 AM…HANCOCK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REPORTED A ROAD
CLOSURE HIGHWAY 90 DUE TO TIDE WATER LEVELS OVER THE ROAD. IN
ADDITION…OTHER ROADS ARE FLOODED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF
HANCOCK COUNTY. TIDE DATA SITE…BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB…REPORTED A
WATER LEVEL 8 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AT THIS LEVEL…A FEW HOMES AND
BUSINESSES MAY FLOOD ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF HANCOCK COUNTY. THE
WINDS HAVE SLOWLY SHIFTED SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER…THIS FLOW WILL ONLY
MAINTAIN TIDE WATER LEVELS UP ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
