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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
104 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
LAZ057-058-082>086-160645-
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON LA-LOWER TANGIPAHOA LA-SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON LA-
WESTERN ASCENSION LA-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-ST. JAMES LA-
EASTERN ASCENSION LA-
104 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST, ASCENSION, NORTHEASTERN ST. JAMES, SOUTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISHES THROUGH 145 AM CDT
...
AT 103 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GONZALES, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
GONZALES, PONCHATOULA, SORRENTO, FRENCH SETTLEMENT, PORT VINCENT,
SPRINGFIELD, PRAIRIEVILLE, WHITEHALL, AND KILLIAN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 171 AND 190.
INTERSTATE 55 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 26.
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.
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 CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3046 9037 3025 9032 3018 9039 3012 9097
3030 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 258DEG 33KT 3023 9091
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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