Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
897 WWUS84 KLIX 282209 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 509 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 LAZ046>048-282245- Iberville LA-West Baton Rouge LA-East Baton Rouge LA- 509 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WEST BATON ROUGE, CENTRAL IBERVILLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES THROUGH 545 PM CDT ... At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Bayou Sorrel, or 10 miles west of Plaquemine, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Baton Rouge, Plaquemine, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel, Addis, Brusly, Bayou Sorrel, and Gardere. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 156 and 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors or to safe harbor and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3045 9113 3026 9106 3019 9118 3010 9146 3019 9147 3020 9149 3023 9148 3024 9157 3026 9159 3028 9159 3031 9162 3034 9163 TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 251DEG 32KT 3025 9142 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HRL