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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
874 WWUS84 KLIX 080033 SPSLIX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 733 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 LAZ046>048-056-057-059-065-066-085-080100- Lower Terrebonne LA-Iberville LA-Upper Terrebonne LA- Western Ascension LA-Assumption LA-West Baton Rouge LA-St. James LA- Upper Lafourche LA-East Baton Rouge LA- 733 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN ASCENSION, WEST CENTRAL ST. JAMES, SOUTHERN WEST BATON ROUGE, WESTERN TERREBONNE, IBERVILLE, WESTERN LAFOURCHE, SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE AND ASSUMPTION PARISHES THROUGH 800 PM CDT ... At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing funnel clouds along a line extending from near Bayou Sorrel to 19 miles south of Amelia. Movement was north at 15 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... Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Plaquemine, Napoleonville, St. Gabriel, Addis, Brusly, White Castle, Rosedale, Grosse Tete, Paincourtville, Geismar, Supreme, Ramah, Bayou Sorrel, Labadieville, Carville, Belle Rose, and Gardere. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 131 and 146, and between mile markers 173 and 180. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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 3047 9155 3047 9138 3025 9092 2936 9093 2917 9101 2918 9115 2931 9121 2930 9116 2933 9113 2948 9128 2959 9121 2963 9108 2981 9110 2986 9120 2995 9125 3004 9122 3011 9147 3023 9148 3024 9157 3031 9162 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 179DEG 14KT 3010 9137 2939 9105 FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ KLG