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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
459 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026
LAZ094>097-042245-
LOWER LAFOURCHE LA-UPPER TERREBONNE LA-LOWER TERREBONNE LA-
UPPER LAFOURCHE LA-
459 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
TERREBONNE AND CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISHES THROUGH 545 PM CDT
...
AT 458 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS NEAR
MONTEGUT, OR 10 MILES EAST OF HOUMA. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. IF A FUNNEL CLOUD BRIEFLY TOUCHES DOWN,
MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUMA, DULAC, MONTEGUT, AND CHAUVIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS OR TO SAFE HARBOR AND REPORT
YOUR SIGHTING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2963 9071 2955 9041 2930 9034 2934 9086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 356DEG 2KT 2952 9054
WATERSPOUT AND FUNNEL CLOUDS...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
HRL
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