394
WWUS84 KLIX 081503
SPSLIX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1003 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ039-071-MSZ077-081545-
WASHINGTON LA-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA LA-PEARL RIVER MS-
1003 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA,
WASHINGTON PARISHES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN PEARL
RIVER COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM CDT
...
AT 1003 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KENTWOOD TO BOGALUSA.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOGALUSA, FRANKLINTON, KENTWOOD, VARNADO, OSYKA, CROSSROADS, MOUNT
HERMAN, WILMER, TANGIPAHOA, AND ANGIE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND
66.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3091 8952 3072 8978 3080 9057 3092 9057
3100 9052 3100 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 1503Z 247DEG 34KT 3089 9048 3079 8985
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TJS
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page