Severe Weather Update - Wednesday 12/30/2020

Emergency Managers of Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi - 

Here is an update concerning the severe weather threat on Thursday 12/31/2020.

Changes from previous update:

No significant changes.

Overview:

WHAT: SLIGHT RISK of Severe Weather

WHEN: Thursday afternoon through Thursday night.

WHERE: All of Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi.

CONFIDENCE: We are confident that there will be thunderstorms across the area and that a few will be severe.  We have less confidence in exactly where those severe storms will occur.

Impacts:

The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:

• Wind gusts greater than 60 mph.

• Large hail in excess of 1" in diameter.

• A few tornadoes.

The graphic below highlights the threats associated with this system.

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: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?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

Storm Prediction Center: www.spc.noaa.gov

Next Update and Contact Information:

The next update will be sent this afternoon.  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.

Regards,

Phil Grigsby

Meteorologist

NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge