Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4
622
WWUS84 KLIX 242301
SPSLIX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
601 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

LAZ058-079>084-242330-
Central Tangipahoa LA-Northern Livingston LA-Lower Tangipahoa LA-
Northern St. Tammany LA-Southern Livingston LA-
Southwestern St. Tammany LA-St. John The Baptist LA-
601 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ST.
JOHN THE BAPTIST, WEST CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY, EAST CENTRAL LIVINGSTON
AND SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISHES THROUGH 630 PM CDT
...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ponchatoula, or 8 miles southeast of Hammond, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Ponchatoula, Albany, Madisonville, Springfield, Natalbany,
Robert, Killian, and W Lk Pontchartrain Buoy.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 12 between mile markers 34 and 56.
 Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 13 and 35.

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 3059 9020 3036 9017 3036 9019 3025 9032
      3026 9045 3028 9044 3032 9047 3029 9054
      3027 9054 3027 9058 3055 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 353DEG 13KT 3041 9036

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

TJS