Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
298 WWUS84 KLIX 242357 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 657 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 LAZ048-057-058-060-082>086-250045- St. Charles LA-Northern Livingston LA-Lower Tangipahoa LA- Southern Livingston LA-Western Ascension LA-St. John The Baptist LA- St. James LA-East Baton Rouge LA-Eastern Ascension LA- 657 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, CENTRAL ASCENSION, NORTHEASTERN ST. JAMES, NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES, SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTH CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA AND SOUTHERN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES THROUGH 745 PM CDT ... At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Port Vincent to near Whitehall to 7 miles northeast of Laplace. Movement was south at 20 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... Gonzales, Reserve, Hahnville, Laplace, Walker, Gramercy, Lutcher, Sorrento, French Settlement, Port Vincent, Killona, Norco, Montz, Edgard, Garyville, Prairieville, Wallace, Destrehan, Taft, and New Sarpy. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 171 and 173, and between mile markers 183 and 218. Interstate 12 between mile markers 14 and 18. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 18. Interstate 310 between mile markers 5 and 8. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in New Orleans. 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 3050 9088 3037 9059 3031 9029 3028 9029 3018 9039 3010 9038 3008 9031 2992 9035 3002 9072 3029 9101 TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 001DEG 18KT 3040 9090 3021 9065 3013 9037 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TJS