• Heavy Rain/Flooding LA

    From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to All on Fri Sep 6 08:11:00 2024
    AWUS01 KWNH 061154
    FFGMPD
    LAZ000-061501-

    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0981
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    753 AM EDT Fri Sep 06 2024

    Areas affected...Central LA coastline

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible

    Valid 061153Z - 061501Z

    Summary...Periods of 3-3.5"/hr rainfall rates along the eastern
    flank of a meso-low will drive a risk of additional flash flooding
    along the Central LA coastline through 15z.

    Discussion...Recent radar mosaic depicts an emerging mesoscale
    circulation near Vermilion Bay with a slow northeastward track,
    attached to a stationary front analyzed along the Gulf Coast. East
    of this low, periods of 3-3.5"/hr rainfall rates are noted within
    the warm sector of the front along the coastline.

    RAP forecasts suggest this boundary will slowly lift inland over
    the next several hours, ushering in 1000-2000 J/kg MUCAPE to
    maintain periods of very heavy rainfall close to the coastline in
    the presence of 1) 2.5-2.6" PWATS and 2) enhanced deep moisture
    convergence east of the low. The last 3-4 runs of the HRRR appear
    to have initialized the location of the and strength of the
    circulation better, and suggest very localized rainfall totals
    upwards of 4-6" are possible through 15z. Given 1-3 hour FFGs
    generally in the 2-3" range, additional flash flooding may result
    along the immediate coastline.

    Asherman

    ATTN...WFO...LCH...LIX...

    ATTN...RFC...LMRFC...NWC...

    LAT...LON 29999151 29799048 29378997 29079019 29039093
    29359144 29529181 29849188
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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to All on Wed Nov 13 08:53:00 2024
    AWUS01 KWNH 131111
    FFGMPD
    MSZ000-LAZ000-131635-

    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1153
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    611 AM EST Wed Nov 13 2024

    Areas affected...South-central Louisiana...

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible

    Valid 131110Z - 131635Z

    SUMMARY...Slow moving, efficient cells capable of 2.5"/hr rain
    rates. Training profile and upstream redevelopment pose risk of
    localized flash flooding with 3-4" totals possible.

    DISCUSSION...The remnant low level circulation of Rafael has been
    shearing north to south through a deep axis, but has retained a
    few convergent low-level bands and fairly robust core of anomalous
    deep layer moisture. Aloft, large scale ridge over-top the
    circulation is also being stretched/amplified along/ahead of
    height-falls coming out of the central Plains. As a result, weak
    850-500 DPVA is providing ascent and low level wind response to
    increase surface to boundary layer moisture convergence with 25kts
    of 850mb flow from the southeast cyclonically converging at the
    apex/downshear of the wave just south of central LA coastline. A
    core of enhanced inability also exists through this moisture
    transport axis with 2000-2500 J/kg of SBCAPE to provide strength
    to vertical development over the next few hours. Within this axis,
    CIRA LPW shows core of enhanced moisture with 1-1.1" in the
    sfc-850, and over .5" in the 850-700mb layer. Both are near the
    99th to maximum percentile for climatology in November.

    Current GOES-E SWIR/10.3um EIR along with RADAR denotes initial
    convective development near Marsh Island lifting north through the
    best convergence/confluence axis. Cells are initially weaker with
    1-1.5"/hr rates, but with increasing DPVA/strengthening of the
    winds strengthening convergence, coverage of cells capable of
    2-2.5"/hr are likely to become more numerous as winds strengthen
    to 20-30kts by 13-14Z. Deep layer moisture is confluent into
    increasing FGEN/moisture axis, deformation zone that extends into
    central LA and up the Lower MS River Valley/Delta Region. As
    such, a favorable upstream convergence should support upstream
    development for potential training/repeating into a slowly (0-5kt)
    eastward drifting moisture gradient. Modest effective bulk shear
    in the 25-30kt range, suggest some weak rotation to the updrafts
    could further slow forward propagation resulting in localized axis
    of 2-4".

    While current trends suggest most cells will remain near the coast
    in the near-term, mid-morning could see further downstream motions
    toward areas of recent heavy rainfall and saturated upper soil
    depths...while FFG value have rebounded, 0-40cm saturation ratios
    remain over .65 which is the 90th-95th percentile, suggesting
    increased runoff in more likely north of I-10 into central LA.
    Still, coastal regions may be more receptive and scattered flash
    flooding/rapid inundation is considered possible through 16z.

    Gallina

    ATTN...WFO...JAN...LCH...LIX...SHV...

    ATTN...RFC...LMRFC...NWC...

    LAT...LON 31769219 31579159 30609114 29649066 29069024
    28929090 29369197 29489241 29539295 29939321
    31079309 31539277

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