Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
907 WWUS84 KLIX 282231 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 531 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 LAZ059-065>067-282315- Lower Terrebonne LA-Upper Terrebonne LA-Lower Lafourche LA- Upper Lafourche LA- 531 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TERREBONNE AND CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISHES THROUGH 615 PM CDT ... At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms capable of producing funnel clouds along a line extending from 14 miles west of Dulac to near Montegut. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds, winds in excess of 40 mph, and half inch 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... Houma, Cut Off, Galliano, Larose, Lockport, Golden Meadow, Chauvin, Dulac, Montegut, Cocodrie, Tambour Bay Buoy, and Lumcon Center Buoy. 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 2918 9103 2941 9111 2967 9057 2942 9011 2927 9043 2929 9043 2925 9048 2926 9051 2923 9052 2908 9085 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 309DEG 10KT 2931 9094 2954 9054 FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HRL