Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS New Orleans, LA

Issued

Mar 5, 1992, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC)

Expired

Mar 5, 1992, 6:45 AM CST

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS New Orleans, LA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA

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TTAA00 KNEW 051145
SVRNEW
LAC105-117-051245-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
549 AM CST THU MAR 5 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  645 AM CST
FOR RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING PARISHES
 
IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
 
   ...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...WASHINGTON PARISH
 
AT 540 AM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMITE AND JUST TO THE WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER IN
EXTREME WASHINGTON PARISH. THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST
ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IF
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING MAY BE NEED LATER THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA AND
WASHINGTON PARISHES.
 
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS.  IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATHS YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

In the hours before

LAZ008-006-009-051200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
445 AM CST THU MAR 5 1992

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

AT 445 AM RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY RAINFALL CONTINUE
NEAR MELVILLE AND PORT BARRE TO NEAR BATON ROUGE AND CLINTON.  THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ALL LOW LYING AREAS SUCH
AS STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH WORK AND SCHOOL.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH MOST
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOURS.

PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THROUGH THE MORNING qTO POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE QUICKLY.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992

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