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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
316 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
LAZ059-064-066>070-076>078-087>090-MSZ084>088-160915-
CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES LA-LOWER TERREBONNE LA-LOWER JEFFERSON LA-
EASTERN ORLEANS LA-UPPER PLAQUEMINES LA-LOWER ST. BERNARD LA-
COASTAL JEFFERSON LA-LOWER PLAQUEMINES LA-SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY LA-
WESTERN ORLEANS LA-UPPER ST. BERNARD LA-LOWER LAFOURCHE LA-
UPPER JEFFERSON LA-UPPER LAFOURCHE LA-NORTHERN JACKSON MS-
SOUTHERN HANCOCK MS-NORTHERN HARRISON MS-SOUTHERN HARRISON MS-
SOUTHERN JACKSON MS-
316 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ST. BERNARD, CENTRAL
ORLEANS, EAST CENTRAL TERREBONNE, CENTRAL JEFFERSON, EAST CENTRAL
LAFOURCHE AND NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISHES, HARRISON,
SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM CDT
...
AT 315 AM CDT, THE PUBLIC REPORTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF VANCLEAVE TO NEAR MONTEGUT.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW ORLEANS, GULFPORT, BILOXI, OCEAN SPRINGS, LONG BEACH, MOSS POINT,
BAY ST. LOUIS, WAVELAND, PASS CHRISTIAN, CUT OFF, GALLIANO, ST.
MARTIN, ESCATAWPA, LAROSE, DIAMONDHEAD, BELLE CHASSE, PORT SULPHUR,
GAUTIER, D'IBERVILLE, AND GOLDEN MEADOW.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 10 IN MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 66.
INTERSTATE 110 IN MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3032 8872 3036 8895 3029 8931 2999 8982
2999 8981 2997 8980 2998 8972 2992 8972
2990 8963 3001 8960 3009 8941 3006 8935
2994 8936 2991 8926 2937 8996 2941 9066
2969 9023 3068 8900 3074 8842 3056 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 269DEG 28KT 3074 8884 2947 9051
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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