Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for 70802
SPS valid from Jan 13 1:37 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Sent to E-Mail at Jan 13 1:37 PM CST
Radar Time: Jan 13 2013 1:35 PM CST
000 WWUS84 KLIX 131937 SPSLIX LAZ036-037-039-046-048>050-071-072-MSZ069>071-132030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 137 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING AMITE COUNTY...WALTHALL COUNTY...ASCENSION PARISH...ST. HELENA PARISH... EAST FELICIANA PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...PIKE COUNTY...WASHINGTON PARISH... AT 132 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAK HILLS PLACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... DARLINGTON AND CARVILLE BY 145 PM... DENHAM SPRINGS BY 150 PM... EASLEYVILLE BY 155 PM... WALKER...PRAIRIEVILLE AND GREENSBURG BY 200 PM... GILLSBERG BY 205 PM... MONTPELIER AND LIVINGSTON BY 215 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 35 TO 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 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.