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A Few Notes at 11:30 p.m.
This is a night to treat the winds like they are capable of downing trees at your location if you are near the core and its path. Continue reading
Surge Levels Increasing on the Coast
Water levels are rising rapidly on the Mississippi coast rising at other spots from Southeast Louisiana to Northwest Florida. Continue reading
Tornado Threat Increasing Over Southeastern Mississippi/Southwestern Alabama
The risk for storms capable of producing tornadoes is beginning to increase, and likely will maximize across and northeast of the Mobile area by around 8-9 PM CDT. Continue reading
6 p.m. Update: Calm Eye Moving Over New Orleans
Residents in Southeast Louisiana are being warned not to venture outside when the calm eye of the hurricane passes over, as dangerous winds will return very quickly when the eye moves away. Continue reading
Tornado Warning for Parts of Noxubee and Lowndes Counties in Eastern Mississippi
The NWS in Jackson just issued a tornado warning for a storm just east of Macon MS. Continue reading
PRESFR: I’d Say So!
It looks like the eye may go directly over the city of New Orleans. Continue reading
Coastal Observations – 3 p.m.
Hurricane Zeta will make landfall within the next 30 minutes or so near Galliano LA. Continue reading
Eye of Zeta Now Visible on Radar
The center should cross the coast around 5 p.m. this afternoon near or just west of Grand Isle, pass over New Orleans, and then move over the Mississippi Coast. It will move into Southwest Alabama by 10 p.m. and be between Marion and Selma just after midnight. It should be out of the state by 5 a.m. Continue reading
10 a.m. Zeta Advisory: Conditions Deteriorating Along Portions of the Northern Gulf Coast
We are hours away from our 8th landfall of the season along the Gulf Coast. Life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds are likely in the warning areas later today. Continue reading
Coastal impacts from Hurricane Zeta
Preparations should be rushed to completion along the Gulf Coast as a strengthening Hurricane Zeta accelerates toward an afternoon landfall. Tropical storm force winds will begin by early afternoon along the Louisiana coast and between mid-afternoon and sunset on the Alabama, Mississippi, and western Florida Panhandle Coasts. Continue reading
