Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LAZ039-040-MSZ071-077-080-081-290645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1243 AM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AFFECTING WALTHALL COUNTY...PEARL RIVER COUNTY...HANCOCK COUNTY...ST. TAMMANY PARISH...WASHINGTON PARISH...HARRISON COUNTY... AT 1238 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOGALUSA... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...VARNADO...BOGALUSA...SUN...BUSH...CROSSROADS... POPLARVILLE...MCNEIL...PICAYUNE...PEARL RIVER AND STENNIS SPACE CENTER THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 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 INCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING ROADWAYS. 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. $$ MJH
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 06:16:13 +0000
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