Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
821 WWUS84 KLIX 272258 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 558 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 LAZ059-060-272345- St. Charles LA-Upper Lafourche LA- 558 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ST. CHARLES AND NORTH CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISHES THROUGH 645 PM CDT ... At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing funnel clouds near Mathews, or 11 miles northwest of Larose, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 mph. 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... Larose, Lockport, Mathews, Raceland, and Des Allemands. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near marine areas, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 2970 9061 2977 9058 2979 9054 2972 9028 2956 9039 2956 9042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 299DEG 6KT 2972 9048 FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ KLG