Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for 70802
SPS valid from Feb 18 10:34 PM to Feb 19 12:00 AM CST
Sent to E-Mail at Feb 18 10:34 PM CST
Radar Time: Feb 18 2013 10:35 PM CST
000 WWUS84 KLIX 190434 SPSLIX LAZ034>037-039-046>048-050-071-MSZ068>071-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1034 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST INTO EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... AT 1029 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF MOSTLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERTY TO 73 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ROADS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... CROSBY BY 1040 PM... WAKEFIELD BY 1045 PM... ST. FRANCISVILLE...SPILLMAN AND GLOSTER BY 1050 PM... NEW ROADS...LOTTIE AND CENTREVILLE BY 1055 PM... NORWOOD AND LIVONIA BY 1100 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.