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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Friday October 16th, 2026 :: 12:05 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Wind Advisory until 03:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts 30 to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 3 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* AFFECTED AREAS: POINTE COUPEE ... WEST FELICIANA ... EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... IBERVILLE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... LOWER TANGIPAHOA ... NORTHERN LIVINGSTON ... SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON ... WESTERN ASCENSION ... EASTERN ASCENSION ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL JEFFERSON ... COASTAL JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... UPPER ST. CHARLES ... CENTRAL ST. CHARLES ... LOWER ST. CHARLES ... WILKINSON ... AMITE ... PIKE ... WALTHALL ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON

Instructions:

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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:
Moderate - Possible 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:
Wind Advisory

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