TROPICAL STORM BERTHA

NWS ^ | 4 August 2002 | NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

[Darlin']

Good work. Now, you have your first posted article behind you and you're initiation is complete. :)

Whew, we have a serial killer on the loose, a serious outbreak of West Nile Virus, we may have our very own anthrax bioterrorist in our midst and now we have the makings of a tropical storm heading our way.... Dang, I was heading for the coast this week. Will someone please remind me why I live here ?

[blam]

"We really need mucho rain. Our main lake is over 12 feet from full pool. "

My lakes are fuller now than they have been in three years, still not full though, this could do it.

[cajungirl]

This one snuck up,,I didn't even know there was a storm. I guess we better get the beer and start the gumbo.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

I hope y'all don't get flooded. But around Augusta, GA we are really hurting.

This is full pool.

[blam]

Thanks.

[Comus]

This storm may not be strong enough, but it is approaching NO from the worst possible direction. The Mississippi river gulf outlet canal has caused the destruction of most of the swamps that protected NO's southeast approach. A big storm from that direction would be devestating.

[billbears]

Same here in central NC. We don't want a hurricane but danged if a good tropical storm wouldn't help get us through this drought. I hope and pray the good folks on the Gulf Coast don't get flooded though

[Gracey]

Thanks for the neato radar image in post 6.

I've lived through many hurricanes in the Houston area and have this natural instinct to tract them.

Say, you have an interesting homepage. I'll have to check it out more thoroughly.

[blam]

[Darlin']

girrrrl, you're reading my mind. LOL.
It did sneak up, didn't it ? Surprised me when I turned on the news earlier.

[SBeck]

Yup, that's the TS I dodged today flying from Marathon Key back to Daytona Beach. Anyone who thinks flying through these things is fun needs their head examined.

[Cloud William]

Tropical Weather *ping*.

[Flyer]

I'm a weather geek - good job for a first post.

A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON MONDAY

My dog and I are heading for Lake Livingston at noon Tuesday. . . my first time off since the first week of June. If this storm makes for a rainy east Texas mid-week I'm am going to cry.

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[CindyDawg]

I'm in Brownsville and we got some rain today too. I thought I heard it and looked out my north window. Nothing. I then looked out the east window to my back yard. I saw it coming down. It's been so long since it rained that I though my husband had turned on the sprinkler again and was going to get us in trouble. LOL

[TheBattman]

Now at 9:25 PM Central time, it appears from most radar images anyway, to be loosing energy rather quickly. Hopefully, it will continue inland overnight where it will loose strength quickly (get it out of the warm-water/storm-building gulf).

[OldFriend]

Goodness.......I was in New Orleans when Camille hit.....talk about some places being below sea level........that was one frightening nite. We need to say a few prayers for the folks.

[Lokibob]

Coastal Flood Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 915 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2002

Tropical Storm Bertha Is Expected To Produce Tides Ranging From One To Three Feet To Locally Four Feet Above Normal Along The Mississippi And Southeast Louisiana Coasts From Pascagoula Mississippi To The Mouth Of The Mississippi River Including Lakes Pontchartrain... Maurepas And Borgne Late Tonight And Monday Morning. Please Refer To The Latest Tropical Storm Bertha Local Action Statement Issued By The National Weather Service In New Orleans Concerning The Threat Of Coastal Flooding.




Flash Flood Watch view map

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
UNTIL 4:30AM CDT
Bulletin... Immediate Broadcast Requested Flash Flood Watch National Weather Service New Orleans LA 800 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2002

... A Flash Flood Watch Has Been Issued For Southeast Louisiana North Of Lake Pontchartrain... Mississippi Coast And Pearl River County Tonight And Monday...

A Flood Watch Means That Flooding Is Possible Within The Watch Area... Especially Near Streams... Bayous... And Areas Of Poor Drainage.

The Broad Center Of Tropical Storm Bertha Is Expected To Track Over Or Just North Of New Orleans And Lake Pontchartrain Monday Morning. The Heaviest Bands Of Showers With Embedded Thunderstorms Are Expected On The North And East Side Of The Center With The Mississippi Coast Receiving Heavy Rainfall This Evening. Bands Of Showers With Embedded Thunderstorms Are Expected To Move Across Inland South Mississippi And Southeast Louisiana North Of Lake Pontchartrain Mainly After Midnight. Rainfall Amounts Of To 4 To 8 Inches Are Possible Late Tonight Through Monday.

If Flooding Is Observed... Act Quickly. Move To Higher Locations To Escape Flood Waters. Do Not Stay In Areas Subject To Flooding When Water Begins Rising... And Do Not Drive Into Areas Where Water Covers The Road.

Stay Tuned To Noaa Weather Radio... Commercial Radio Or Television Stations... Or Your Cable Television Provider For Later Statements And Possible Warnings Concerning This Potential Flash Flood Situation.

For More Information... Visit Our Web Site At Www.Srh.Noaa.Gov/Lix (all Lower Case).




Coastal Flood Warning view map

Coastal Flood Watch National Weather Service New Orleans LA 410 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2002

A Coastal Flood Watch Is In Effect Tonight And Monday From Pascagoula Mississippi To The Mouth Of The Mississippi River Including Lakes Pontchartrain And Maurepas.

Strong Winds Associated With Tropical Depression Number Two In The North Central Gulf Of Mexico About 85 Miles South Southeast Of Biloxi Mississippi Will Lead To The Threat Of Coastal Flooding Along The Louisiana And Mississippi Coasts From The Mouth Of The Mississippi River To Pascagoula Mississippi Including Lakes Pontchartrain And Maurepas. Sustained East To Southeast Winds Of 20 To 25 Mph With Higher Gusts Will Prevail Tonight Across The Coastal Waters And Develop Across Adjacent Coastal Areas Before Becoming Southeast To South At 20 To 25 Mph With Higher Gusts Monday Morning As The Tropical Depression Moves Slowly North Tonight And Then West Northwest Monday Before Making Landfall.

The Strong Gusty Winds Will Push Tidal Waters Along The Coast Of Mississippi And Southeast Louisiana... Including Lakes Pontchartrain And Maurepas... To Levels Of Two To Four Feet Above Normal Late Tonight And Monday Morning. High Tide Will Occur Monday Morning. The Tides Are Expected To Begin Subsiding Monday Afternoon.

All Persons In The Watch Area... Especially Those Located Outside Of A Levee Protection System... Should Take Immediate Action To Protect Life And Property And Should Be Ready To Move To Higher Ground. Remain Alert And Keep Listening To Your Radio... Television... Or Noaa Weather Radio For Updates.

[Old Professer]

I graduated from meteorology school in May of 1959; after that, I spent 4 years with the USAF and 4 years as a civilian meteorological research assistant at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

I hardly think that a tropical depression that starts out at the shoreline as this satellite picture indicates has any chance of building in strength; I hate weekends, no real news, you know?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

There were towns in Central and West Texas last summer that completely ran OUT of water! They had to haul drinking water in from another town......... there are a lot of areas that desperately need rain..........I hope your area gets some soon too......

[Willie Green]

Bertha had three sisters: Betty Butt, Bella Butt and Bathsheba Butt