Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AFFECTING ASSUMPTION PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH... AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES WEST OF PLAQUEMINE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAYOU SORREL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...BAYOU SORREL...PIERRE PART...PAINCOURTVILLE AND NAPOLEONVILLE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 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. Instructions: Target Area: Assumption Iberville Issued by The National Weather Service office in New Orleans
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:14:37 +0000
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