The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/

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, Louisiana is a National Weather Service office located in Slidell, Louisiana.

History

The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge has its origins in a U.S. Army Signal Service office opened in

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on October 4, 1870.Weather Bureau/National Weather Service History in Louisiana
, National Weather Service. Retrieved December 31, 2017. A hurricane forecast center operated in the New Orleans office from 1935 until 1966, when its responsibilities were transferred to the

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. In 1979, the New Orleans forecast office moved to Slidell, merging with the radar observatory that had operated there since 1972. In 1993, the Baton Rouge forecast office was closed and its functions were transferred to the office in Slidell.

NOAA Weather Radio

The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/

, Louisiana currently provides programming for 6

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stations.

KHB-43 New Orleans

KHB43 (Sometimes referred to as New Orleans All Hazards) is a

station that serves New Orleans metropolitan area and surrounding cities. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana with its transmitter located in New Orleans. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Parishes:

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, Lafourche, Orleans,

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, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James,

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, and Tangipahoa.

WXL-41 Buras

WXL41 (sometimes referred to as Buras All Hazards) is a

station that serves the extreme southern part of the New Orleans metropolitan area and can be heard over into the Gulf of Mexico. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana with its transmitter located in Buras. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Parishes:

, and

History

Broadcasting activities of WXL41 began on August 17, 2005; when the NWS in New Orleans/Baton Rouge added a transmitter at Buras, giving residents in Southern Louisiana 24-hour access to their NOAA Weather/All Hazards Radio service. 24-Hour weather broadcasts at this transmitter include the

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, shipping and fishing forecasts for the Grand Isle, Leeville and

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communities. Less than 2 weeks later, WXL41's transmitter was knocked off the air by

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. Service was later restored in early 2006 by a way of back-up generator until full power was restored.

KHB-46 Baton Rouge

KHB46 (sometimes referred to as Baton Rouge All Hazards) is a

station that serves the Baton Rouge Metro Area and surrounding cities. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast offices in New Orleans, Louisiana with its transmitter located in

. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for Ascension,

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, East Feliciana, Iberville,

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, Pointe Coupee,

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, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge, & West Feliciana Parishes in Louisiana; and Wilkinson County in Mississippi.

KIH-21 Gulfport

KIH21 (sometimes referred to as Gulfport All Hazards) is a

station that serves the Biloxi- Gulfport- Pascagoula Metropolitan area as well as 40 miles into the Gulf of Mexico. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in New Orleans/ Baton Rouge, Louisiana with its transmitter located in the Gulfport, Mississippi. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties: George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone.

KIH-23 Morgan City

KIH23 (sometimes referred to as Morgan City All Hazards) is a

station that serves Morgan City and vicinity as well as part of the Lafayette Metro Area. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana with its transmitter located in Morgan City. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Parishes: Ascension,

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, Iberia, Iberville, Lafourche, St. James, Lower St. Martin,

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, and Terrebonne.

History

KIH23's tower was destroyed by Hurricane Gustav during the

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weekend in 2008. A temporary tower was in place at a lower height and power until a new transmitter was fully constructed in December 2008.

WNG-521 Bogalusa

WNG521 is a

station that provides weather and hazard information for the following Parishes in Louisiana: Washington,

, Tangipahoa, and

, as well as

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, Walthall, Marion, Lamar, and Pearl River, counties in Mississippi.NOAA WNG-521 Query
noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012

References

External links

National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge Forecast OfficeNOAA Weather Radio Coverage MapsNew Orleans/Baton Rouge NOAA Weather Radio
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