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WWUS54 KLIX 120533
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1233 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
LAC051-057-075-120545-
/O.CON.KLIX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260312T0545Z/
JEFFERSON LA-LAFOURCHE LA-PLAQUEMINES LA-
1233 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN LAFOURCHE AND WEST CENTRAL
PLAQUEMINES PARISHES...
AT 1233 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PORT SULPHUR TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEEVILLE,
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAND ISLE, PORT SULPHUR, AND EMPIRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA.
IF ON OR NEAR AREAS OF WATER, GET AWAY AND MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING
WAVES, EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE
SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2917 9026 2933 9006 2951 8992 2958 8968
2953 8962 2948 8954 2919 9004 2916 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 279DEG 22KT 2958 8969 2931 9016
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
TJS
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