050
WWUS84 KLIX 121812
SPSLIX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
112 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
LAZ058-094-098>100-121900-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-UPPER ST. CHARLES LA-CENTRAL ST. CHARLES
LA-UPPER LAFOURCHE LA-LOWER ST. CHARLES LA-
112 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST PARISH UNTIL 2 PM CDT...
AT 112 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER PARADIS, OR 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAHNVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FUNNEL CLOUDS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAHNVILLE, LAPLACE, PARADIS, BOUTTE, BAYOU GAUCHE, DES ALLEMANDS,
TAFT, LULING, KILLONA, DESTREHAN, NORCO, MONTZ AND EDGARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2989 9057 2999 9062 3006 9046 2982 9028
2973 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 235DEG 3KT 2988 9047
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HRL
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page