Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Monday
SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... West central St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 723 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Donaldsonville to near Bayou Geneve, moving east at 100 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Donaldsonville, Napoleonville, Reserve, Laplace, Gramercy, Lutcher, Edgard, South Vacherie, Paincourtville, Convent, North Vacherie, Garyville, Wallace, Supreme, Chackbay, Belle Rose, Labadieville, and Killona. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 189 and 204.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... IBERVILLE, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... ST. CHARLES, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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