Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
340 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
LAZ070-090>093-242145-
Central Plaquemines LA-Lower Plaquemines LA-Central Jefferson LA-
Coastal Jefferson LA-Lower St. Bernard LA-
340 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ST.
BERNARD, EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISHES
THROUGH 445 PM CDT
...
At 339 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Myrtle Grove, or 12 miles southeast of Belle Chasse, moving south at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Port Sulphur, Jean Lafitte, Myrtle Grove, Lafitte, Pointe A La Hache,
Empire, and Barataria.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near marine areas, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southeastern Louisiana.
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LAT...LON 2944 8989 2944 9000 2950 9011 2957 9016
2961 9016 2963 9014 2965 9016 2975 9017
2980 8969 2959 8964 2959 8969 2953 8963
2939 8960 2938 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 349DEG 16KT 2968 8992
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
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