Full Notification

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Extreme Wind Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Terrebonne Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Central Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Western Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 123 PM CDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar and surface observations indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall of Hurricane Ida, were moving across coastal southeastern Louisiana. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!

* Locations impacted include... Houma, Thibodaux, Reserve, Cut Off, Galliano, Larose, Hahnville, Laplace, Gramercy, Lutcher, Lockport, Golden Meadow, Jean Lafitte, Mathews, Schriever, Montz, Chauvin, Dulac, Luling and Garyville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION, LA ... JEFFERSON, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... PLAQUEMINES, LA ... ST. CHARLES, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... TERREBONNE, LA

Instructions:

Widespread destructive winds of 115 to 135 mph will spread across St. John The Baptist Parish, St. James Parish, St. Charles Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Lafourche Parish, Jefferson Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Assumption Parish, producing swaths of tornado-like damage. TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter. Take action now to protect your life! The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions.