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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
158 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
LAZ037-071-072045-
ST. HELENA LA-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA LA-
158 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ST. HELENA AND
NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISHES THROUGH 245 PM CST
...
AT 158 PM CST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GREENSBURG, MOVING NORTH AT 25 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...
GREENSBURG, KENTWOOD, OSYKA, MONTPELIER, EASLEYVILLE, AND TANGIPAHOA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND
66.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3067 9058 3070 9077 3100 9077 3100 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 189DEG 21KT 3078 9067
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ZERINGUE
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