Excessive Heat Warning until 09:00PM Wednesday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 113 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... AMITE ... PIKE ... WALTHALL ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Warning