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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1124 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ046>048-085-081700-
IBERVILLE LA-WESTERN ASCENSION LA-WEST BATON ROUGE LA-
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-
1124 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
ASCENSION, SOUTHEASTERN WEST BATON ROUGE, CENTRAL IBERVILLE AND
SOUTHWESTERN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES THROUGH NOON CDT
...
AT 1123 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTH OF GROSSE TETE, OR 11 MILES WEST OF PLAQUEMINE, MOVING
EAST AT 30 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...
BATON ROUGE, PLAQUEMINE, PORT ALLEN, OAK HILLS PLACE, ST. GABRIEL,
ADDIS, BRUSLY, WESTMINSTER, OLD JEFFERSON, INNISWOLD, VILLAGE ST.
GEORGE, SHENANDOAH, GARDERE, AND CARVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 152 AND 176.
INTERSTATE 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 110 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS.
LAT...LON 3050 9101 3023 9096 3020 9149 3023 9148
3024 9150 3038 9152
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 260DEG 26KT 3031 9143
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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