Full Notification

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... North central Terrebonne Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... South central East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 445 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Denham Springs to Port Vincent to near Bayou Geneve, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Hammond, Thibodaux, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Napoleonville, Reserve, St. Gabriel, Ponchatoula, Walker, Gramercy, Lutcher, White Castle, Livingston, Sorrento, French Settlement, Albany, Port Vincent, Springfield, Schriever and Geismar. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 167 and 202. Interstate 12 between mile markers 14 and 47. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 20 and 38.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... EAST BATON ROUGE, LA ... IBERVILLE, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... TANGIPAHOA, LA ... TERREBONNE, LA

Instructions:

Squall lines can produce brief tornadoes and straight-line wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause injury and property damage. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern Louisiana.