Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
887 WWUS84 KLIX 020102 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 802 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 LAZ059-065-066-020130- Lower Terrebonne LA-Upper Terrebonne LA-Upper Lafourche LA- 802 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN TERREBONNE AND NORTH CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISHES THROUGH 830 PM CDT ... At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing funnel clouds near Mathews, or 7 miles northeast of Houma, moving southwest at 20 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... Houma, Lockport, Mathews, Raceland, Bayou Cane, Gray, and Dulac. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors or to safe harbor and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 2960 9093 2976 9059 2961 9047 2955 9054 2956 9057 2953 9056 2938 9075 TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 054DEG 19KT 2964 9061 FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TE/TH