Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
394 WWUS84 KLIX 052244 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 544 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 LAZ034-046-047-052315- Iberville LA-Pointe Coupee LA-West Baton Rouge LA- 544 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL SOUTHERN POINTE COUPEE, WESTERN WEST BATON ROUGE, AND NORTHERN IBERVILLE PARISHES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Livonia, or 9 miles southwest of New Roads. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... New Roads, Livonia, Maringouin, Fordoche, Rosedale, Grosse Tete, Erwinville, and Lottie. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 138 and 145. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas as well as localized street flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3062 9174 3066 9175 3067 9173 3071 9173 3071 9139 3044 9134 3040 9145 3054 9175 3056 9176 3060 9175 3061 9176 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 250DEG 1KT 3057 9154 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ 95/DM