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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1255 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
 
LAZ059-066>070-088-090-101845-
Central Plaquemines LA-Lower Terrebonne LA-Lower Plaquemines LA-
Lower Jefferson LA-Lower St. Bernard LA-Lower Lafourche LA-
Upper Lafourche LA-Coastal Jefferson LA-
1255 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ST. BERNARD,
EAST CENTRAL TERREBONNE, CENTRAL JEFFERSON, EAST CENTRAL LAFOURCHE
AND NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISHES THROUGH 145 PM CDT
...

At 1255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 9 miles south of Lafitte, or 13 miles east of Cut Off,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Larose, Cut Off, Galliano, Port Sulphur, Golden Meadow, Myrtle Grove,
Lafitte, Pointe A La Hache, and Barataria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Louisiana.

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LAT...LON 2926 9051 2962 9044 2993 8940 2976 8937
      2976 8938 2965 8940 2960 8947 2963 8960
      2959 8961 2959 8968 2954 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 249DEG 44KT 2955 9012 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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