Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
144 WWUS84 KLIX 162025 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 325 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 LAZ034-035-MSZ068-162100- Pointe Coupee LA-West Feliciana LA-Wilkinson MS- 325 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST FELICIANA, POINTE COUPEE PARISHES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN WILKINSON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT ... At 325 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morganza, or 7 miles east of Melville, moving northwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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... New Roads, St. Francisville, Fordoche, Morganza, Wakefield, Lettsworth, and Batchelor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3087 9180 3097 9181 3104 9172 3104 9165 3097 9166 3100 9163 3104 9156 3113 9162 3086 9130 3071 9143 3053 9170 3059 9175 3071 9173 3078 9176 3082 9181 3084 9180 3086 9182 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 138DEG 19KT 3071 9163 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ MSW