Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING SOUTHWEST AFFECTING UPPER JEFFERSON PARISH...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...ORLEANS PARISH...UPPER ST. BERNARD PARISH...ST. CHARLES PARISH... AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW ORLEANS...OR ABOUT OVER NEW ORLEANS... MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...METAIRIE... TIMBERLANE...BELLE CHASSE...HARVEY...BRIDGE CITY...MARRERO... WESTWEGO...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG AIRPORT...HARAHAN... WAGGAMAN AND AVONDALE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM 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. 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: Orleans St. Charles Upper Jefferson Upper Plaquemines Upper St. Bernard Issued by The NWS office in New Orleans
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:41:52 +0000
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