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10/22/2024
WT Staff
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October 22, 2024 832 am CDT
Tropical Storm Oscar rolls through the Bahamas
National Hurricane Center Bulletin Intermediate Bulletin 13A Tropical Storm Oscar issued 800 am Tues Oct 22
OSCAR CONTINUES MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS
At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Oscar was located near latitude 22.8 North, longitude 74.7 West. Oscar is
moving toward the northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h). A faster northeastward motion is expected later today and on Wednesday. On
the forecast track, the center of Oscar is expected to move near the southeastern and central Bahamas today, then move away from the
Bahamas tonight and Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the day today. Oscar is
expected to become a post-tropical low by tonight or early Wednesday, and then be absorbed by another low pressure area by Thursday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) east and northeast of the center.
WT HAB Tracker from the satellite monitoring program of National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
The latest image of Lake Pontchartrain and the southeast water bodies was captured yesterday, Oct 21, a clear image at high wind speed 10.5 mph. Lake Boeuf has sparked up an extreme high concentration, lakewide HAB to 2 million cells per ml. Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas appear clear of HAB while Lac des Allemands and Bayou Fortier HABs are lakewide, concentration matching the color scale at 600 thousand cells per ml. Lakes Verret and Palourde HABs are widespread, 700 to 800 thousand cells per ml. See the latest satellite image of southeast LA water bodies, here.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Madison Parish: City of Tallulah came under a BWA Saturday when a malfunction at the water plant caused a loss of pressure through the system. As of the last update, City staff were working to locate and resolve the issue, the advisory will remain syste-wide until further notice. Tallulah Water System delivers potable water to a population of 8601 from a groundwater source. The facility is an EPA enforcement priority with non-compliance issues in 12 of the last 12 quarters and significant Safe Drinking Water Act violations in 5 of the last 12 quarters. The last complete sanitary survey Nov 2023 noted significant deficiencies in management-operation, finished water storage, pumps, source and treatment. A state investigation was carried out May 2024 as a result of a complaint or violation. More to follow.
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