Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM
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... Northern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... West Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Central Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana... South central East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 348 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Whitehall to Gardere to 6 miles east of Grosse Tete, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Broadcast media. At 345 PM, quarter-sized hail was reported in east Baton Rouge. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Oak Hills Place, Reserve, St. Gabriel, Gramercy, Addis, Lutcher, Brusly, White Castle, Sorrento, French Settlement, Rosedale, Port Vincent, Grosse Tete, Westminster and Geismar. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 137 and 159, and between mile markers 161 and 200.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... EAST BATON ROUGE, LA ... IBERVILLE, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... WEST BATON ROUGE, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning