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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Saturday May 6th, 2023 :: 08:11 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00AM

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... East central Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Eastern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... North central Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 810 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near French Settlement to near Whitehall to North Vacherie to near Chackbay, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Hammond, Reserve, Hahnville, Laplace, Ponchatoula, Gramercy, Lutcher, French Settlement, Port Vincent, Springfield, Montz, Luling, Garyville, Boutte, Ama, Chackbay, Robert, Destrehan, Whitehall and St. Rose. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 190 and 221. Interstate 12 between mile markers 35 and 52. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 30. Interstate 310 between mile markers 1 and 11.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ST. CHARLES, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... TANGIPAHOA, 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

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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

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