Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH...ST. HELENA PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH... AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM 28 MILES WEST OF HAMMOND TO 22 MILES SOUTH OF HAMMOND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...LIVINGSTON...KILLIAN...SPRINGFIELD...PONCHATOULA AND MONTPELIER THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND 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: Livingston Southern Tangipahoa St. Helena St. John The Baptist Issued by The National Weather Service office in New Orleans
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:44:16 +0000
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