Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 4:01PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 2:01pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Avondale
to near Des Allemands to near Chackbay. Movement was south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Houma, Thibodaux, Cut Off, Larose, Hahnville, Galliano, Lockport,
Mathews, Schriever, Luling, Boutte, Raceland, Chackbay, Montegut,
Bayou Cane, Paradis, Gray, Des Allemands, South Vacherie, and North
Vacherie.
This includes Interstate 310 between mile markers 8 and 11.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
If on or near marine areas, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
St. James; St. John The Baptist; Central Jefferson; Coastal Jefferson; Upper Lafourche; Lower Lafourche; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Central St. Charles; Lower St. Charles
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: