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Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... AT 232 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. FRANCISVILLE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF HAHNVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA THROUGH ABOUT 4 PM...AND MOVE INTO THE NEW ORLEANS AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. Instructions: Target Area: Ascension East Baton Rouge East Feliciana Iberville Orleans Pointe Coupee St. Charles St. James Upper Jefferson Upper Lafourche West Baton Rouge West Feliciana Issued by The National Weather Service office in New Orleans
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:45:07 +0000

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