NEW ORLEANS — Here are the expected impacts broken down by parish. As Delta's forecast path shifts farther west, impacts for most of southeast Louisiana have been adjusted downward.
The impacts are expected through Saturday morning.
New Orleans Metro
(Orleans, Upper Jefferson, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Plaquemines)
- Wind: 20-30 mph, gusts to 40+ mph
- Storm surge: 1-3 feet for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas
- Storm Surge: 2-4 feet outside hurricane protection levee in Orleans
- Rainfall: Less than 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
St. Tammany
- Wind: 15-25 mph, gusts to 40+ mph
- Storm surge: 1-3 feet for Lake Pontchartrain
- Rainfall: Around 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
Lower Plaquemines & East St. Bernard
- Wind: 20-30 mph, gusts to 40+ mph
- Storm surge: 2-4 feet
- Rainfall: Less than 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
Lower Jefferson
- Wind: 25-35 mph, gusts to 45+ mph
- Storm surge: 3-5 feet
- Rainfall: Less than 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
Terrebonne & Lafourche
- Wind: 25-35 gust to 55+ mph
- Storm surge: 4-7 feet
- Rainfall: Less than 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
St. Charles, St. James, St. John, Assumption
- Wind: 25-35 gust to 50+ mph
- Storm surge: 1-3 feet for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas
- Rainfall: Around 1-3”
- Few tornadoes possible
Hancock and Pearl River counties, MS
- Wind: 15-25 mph, gusts to 35+ mph
- Storm surge: 2-4 feet
- Rainfall: Less than 1"
- Few tornadoes possible
Washington
- Wind: 20-30 mph, gusts to 40+ mph
- Rainfall: 1-2"
- Few tornadoes possible
Tangipahoa
- Wind: 20-30, gusts to 45+ mph
- Storm surge: 1-3 feet for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas
- Rainfall: 1-2"
- Few tornadoes possible
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