Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for 70802
SPS valid from Feb 22 7:28 PM to 8:30 PM CST
Sent to E-Mail at Feb 22 7:28 PM CST
Radar Time: Feb 22 2013 7:30 PM CST
000 WWUS84 KLIX 230128 SPSLIX LAZ036-037-046>048-050-230230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 728 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH...ST. HELENA PARISH...EAST FELICIANA PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH... AT 721 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PORT ALLEN TO 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BATON ROUGE AIRPORT BY 735 PM... GREENWELL SPRING BY 745 PM... BAYOU SORREL BY 750 PM... WHITE CASTLE AND PLAQUEMINE BY 805 PM... CARVILLE BY 810 PM... GARDERE BY 815 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SUB SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. HAIL MAY BECOME LARGER AND MAY NEED WARNINGS THIS EVENING. 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. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. 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.