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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
618 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025

LAZ037-048-057-058-081>086-030000-
Central Tangipahoa LA-Northern Livingston LA-Lower Tangipahoa LA-
St. Helena LA-Southern Livingston LA-Western Ascension LA-
St. John The Baptist LA-St. James LA-East Baton Rouge LA-
Eastern Ascension LA-
618 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST, ASCENSION, NORTHERN ST. JAMES, SOUTHWESTERN ST. HELENA,
LIVINGSTON, SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA AND CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES
THROUGH 700 PM CDT
...

At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Denham Springs, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Baton Rouge, Hammond, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Oak Hills Place, St.
Gabriel, Ponchatoula, Walker, Gramercy, Lutcher, Livingston,
Sorrento, French Settlement, Albany, Port Vincent, Springfield,
Westminster, Geismar, Watson, and Natalbany.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 159 and 197.
 Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 48.
 Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 21 and 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3064 9111 3072 9088 3072 9083 3051 9029
      3030 9048 3028 9055 3022 9055 2999 9075
      3020 9107 3032 9102 3032 9110 3031 9112
      3034 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 309DEG 21KT 3052 9093

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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