Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWEST AFFECTING PEARL RIVER COUNTY...HANCOCK COUNTY...ST. TAMMANY PARISH...WASHINGTON PARISH...HARRISON COUNTY... AT 1205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PICAYUNE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THE CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...SUN...COVINGTON...BUSH AND ABITA SPRINGS IN LOUISIANA AND PICAYUNE IN MISSISSIPPI THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. 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. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. Instructions: Target Area: St. Tammany Washington Issued by the NWS office in New Orleans
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:27:26 +0000
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