Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:57AM CDT until May 8 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 6:57am
Expires:
May 8, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
At 856 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Batchelor, or
13 miles west of St. Francisville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Spillman, and Batchelor.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
Area Description:
Pointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: