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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
631 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

LAZ059-060-067>069-088>090-290000-
Central Plaquemines LA-Lower Plaquemines LA-St. Charles LA-
Lower Jefferson LA-Upper Plaquemines LA-Lower Lafourche LA-
Upper Lafourche LA-Coastal Jefferson LA-
631 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ST.
CHARLES, CENTRAL JEFFERSON, EAST CENTRAL LAFOURCHE AND NORTHWESTERN
PLAQUEMINES PARISHES THROUGH 700 PM CDT
...

At 631 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing funnel clouds 8 miles southwest of Barataria, or
9 miles northeast of Larose, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds, winds in excess of 30 mph, and pea size
         hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...If a funnel cloud briefly touches down, minor damage to
         outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down
         tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cut Off, Galliano, Larose, Belle Chasse, Jean Lafitte, Myrtle Grove,
Lafitte, and Barataria.

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.

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LAT...LON 2947 9036 2970 9036 2981 9012 2979 9010
      2981 9008 2978 8979 2948 8980 2936 8990
      2935 8991 2939 8989 2941 8992 2939 8997
      2932 8994 2928 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 268DEG 16KT 2964 9025

FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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