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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1159 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
St. Bernard Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Central Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
East central Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Northwestern Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1158 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Lake Catherine to Pointe A La
Hache, moving east at 55 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR NEW ORLEANS AND SUROUNDING CITIES
ACROSS THE SOUTHSHORE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* Locations impacted include...
New Orleans, Chalmette, Cut Off, Galliano, Harvey, East New
Orleans, Timberlane, Belle Chasse, Port Sulphur, Larose, Gretna,
Jean Lafitte, Lake Catherine, Poydras, Myrtle Grove, Pointe A La
Hache, Violet, Terrytown, Meraux, and Lafitte.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 237 and 256.
Interstate 510 between mile markers 1 and 3.
Interstate 610 near mile marker 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southeastern
Louisiana.
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LAT...LON 2952 9044 2978 9008 3006 9006 3017 8989
3014 8961 3001 8969 3000 8982 2997 8971
2989 8966 3010 8950 3007 8936 2994 8936
2990 8924 2974 8924 2976 8938 2960 8947
2963 8960 2959 8968 2945 8950 2944 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 273DEG 46KT 3004 8963 2956 8981
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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