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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
147 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ057-058-081>086-081930-
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA LA-NORTHERN LIVINGSTON LA-LOWER TANGIPAHOA LA-
SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON LA-WESTERN ASCENSION LA-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-
ST. JAMES LA-EASTERN ASCENSION LA-
147 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST,
CENTRAL ASCENSION, ST. JAMES, SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHERN
TANGIPAHOA PARISHES THROUGH 230 PM CDT
...
AT 147 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALBANY TO NEAR DONALDSONVILLE. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMMOND, GONZALES, DONALDSONVILLE, RESERVE, LAPLACE, PONCHATOULA,
GRAMERCY, LUTCHER, SORRENTO, FRENCH SETTLEMENT, ALBANY, PORT VINCENT,
SPRINGFIELD, EDGARD, CONVENT, NORTH VACHERIE, GARYVILLE, WALLACE,
WHITEHALL, AND MONTZ.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 211.
INTERSTATE 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 53.
INTERSTATE 55 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
IF ON OR NEAR MARINE AREAS, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES FROM
THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3050 9069 3050 9024 3034 9023 3019 9039
3008 9041 3003 9045 3002 9053 3000 9055
2996 9055 2998 9096 3006 9096 3008 9100
3008 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 265DEG 35KT 3045 9064 3005 9098
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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