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WWUS84 KLIX 100804
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
204 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
LAZ036-037-048-MSZ069-100845-
ST. HELENA LA-EAST FELICIANA LA-EAST BATON ROUGE LA-AMITE MS-
204 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ST.
HELENA, EAST FELICIANA, NORTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES IN
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL AMITE COUNTIES THROUGH 245
AM CST
...
AT 203 AM CST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER SLAUGHTER, OR NEAR ZACHARY,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
ZACHARY, CLINTON, SLAUGHTER, WILSON, FELPS, AND GILLSBURG.
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.
THIS STORM 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3064 9115 3072 9128 3114 9091 3102 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 220DEG 29KT 3073 9116
FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TJS
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