Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS New Orleans, LA

143 
WGUS74 KLIX 281532
FFSLIX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1032 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

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ASSUMPTION LA-LAFOURCHE LA-
1032 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
LAFOURCHE AND ASSUMPTION PARISHES...

AT 1024 AM CDT...THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE
MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED. HOWEVER...RESIDUAL FLOODING IS PRESENT AND 
MAY PERSIST UNTIL 1100 AM CDT. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 2994 9094 2992 9088 2991 9088 2991 9083
      2989 9078 2977 9085 2982 9101

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
516 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

.SHORT TERM...

AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPANDED EAST
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OVERNIGHT/EARLY THIS
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE BEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER SEVERAL
AREAS...HOWEVER DUAL POL STORM ESTIMATES INDICATED UP TO 7 INCHES
IN PORTIONS OF ST. JAMES PARISH. THIS HAS PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH TO BE ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH 7 PM
THURSDAY SINCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY. NUMEROUS
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO PRODUCED FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS
LIGHTNING STRIKES. ANY DAYTIME HEATING OR WIND/OUTFLOW/CELL
INTERACTIONS COULD CAUSE A FEW STORMS TO BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE
TODAY WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS WITH LESSER
THREATS OF LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF TORNADOES. SOUTH LOUISIANA IS IN A
SLIGHT RISK ON THE DAY ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...AND MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA IS IN A MODERATE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE DAY
ONE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK.

THE PESKY MID/UPPER LOW HAS MOVED INTO THE ARK-LA-TEX REGION AND
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS IT APPEARS TO BE STALLING OUT AS
ADVERTISED BY THE MODELS. THE MODELS HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES ON THE
EXACT MOVEMENT OF THE LOW TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT A GENERAL
SOUTH MOVEMENT NEAR THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER IS LIKELY.
MID/UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND PRECIPITABLE WATER AS HIGH AS 2
INCHES WILL ALL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...SWATCHS
OF HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES CANNOT BE RULED
OUT GIVEN WHAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.

A LARGE MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE BUILDING OUT OF THE ROCKIES
AND NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGHS SETTLE NEAR BOTH THE WEST
AND EAST COASTS. THIS WILL LEAVE THE PESKY MID/UPPER LOW IN PLACE
NEAR THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER ON FRIDAY...AND AT LEAST PORTIONS
OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN A REGION OF PRONOUNCED MID/UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE AND PRECIPITABLE WATER AS HIGH AS 1.8 TO 1.9 INCHES.
THE MODELS KEEP LIKELY RAIN CHANCES OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA...HOWEVER THE QPF APPEARS LOWER. GIVEN THE PATTERN...I CANNOT
RULE OUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SO EVENTUALLY THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH COULD NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY DEPENDENT ON HOW
SATURATED THE AREA BECOMES.

.LONG TERM...

IT APPEARS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL
MOVE/EXPAND SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEY REGIONS ON
SATURDAY AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST CONUS ON SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD
ALLOW THE MID/UPPER LOW TO ELONGATE AND SHEAR OUT FROM EXTREME
EAST TEXAS INTO THE WESTERN GULF. UNFORTUNATELY...THERE MAY BE AMPLE
MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN
ON SATURDAY. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER ON
SUNDAY...HOWEVER SCATTERED COVERAGE IS AGAIN POSSIBLE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL FINALLY START TO DOMINATE EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH
SHOULD LOWER COVERAGE OF RAIN TO ISOLATED BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
22/TD

&&

.AVIATION...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
CONVECTION TO ALL OF THE TERMINALS TODAY.  THIS CONVECTION IS
CURRENTLY IMPACTING KMCB AND KBTR AND HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO GROUPS
THROUGH 10-12Z TO REFLECT THE IFR VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONVECTION.  ALL OF THE OTHER TERMINALS HAVE
VCTS WORDING IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A PREVAILING CONDITION
DUE TO THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRING TODAY.
CEILINGS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL AT BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT CONVECTION IS
MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS...HAVE INCLUDED A
TEMPO GROUP FROM 18-22Z TO REFLECT THIS HIGHER RISK OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.  HAVE INCLUDED IFR VISIBILITIES
AND MVFR CEILINGS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE
TEMPO GROUP TO REFLECT THE RISK OF CONVECTION IMPACTING
OPERATIONS. 32

&&

.MARINE...

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY AND TOMORROW OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS COULD LEAD TO SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE OPEN
GULF WATERS.  CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
RANGE...BUT HAVE NOT PUT ANY FLAGS OUT AT THIS TIME.  THE OVERALL
GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY AS A REGION OF LOWER PRESSURE OVER
THE WESTERN GULF DISSIPATES.  WITH HIGH PRESSURE BACK IN CONTROL FOR
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND OF
AROUND 10 KNOTS WILL BE THE RULE.  SEAS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2
TO 4 FEET WHILE WINDS ARE ELEVATED TODAY AND TOMORROW...BUT WILL
FALL BACK TO 1 TO 3 FEET FOR THE WEEKEND.  32

&&

.DECISION SUPPORT...
DSS CODE...BLUE.
DEPLOYED...NONE.
ACTIVATION...NONE.
ACTIVITIES...SLURRY SUPPORT

DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES (DSS) CODE LEGEND
GREEN  = NO WEATHER IMPACTS THAT REQUIRE ACTION
BLUE   = LONG FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY IN EFFECT OR HIGH
         VISIBILITY EVENT
YELLOW = HEIGHTENED IMPACTS WITH SHORT FUSED
         WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY ISSUANCES; RADAR SUPPORT
ORANGE = HIGH IMPACTS - SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK SEVERE; NEARBY
         TROPICAL EVENTS; HAZMAT OR OTHER LARGE EPISODES
RED    = FULL ENGAGEMENT FOR MODERATE TO HIGH RISK SVR
         AND/OR DIRECT TROPICAL THREATS; EVENTS OF NATIONAL
         SIGNIFICANCE
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  80  68  81  65 /  90  70  80  40
BTR  81  71  82  69 / 100  70  70  50
ASD  82  71  83  68 / 100  70  80  50
MSY  83  73  84  71 / 100  70  80  50
GPT  82  74  83  70 /  90  70  70  60
PQL  82  69  83  68 /  80  70  70  60

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST
     FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...NORTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST.
     JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER
     LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER
     TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE...AND WEST
     FELICIANA.

GM...NONE.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
     RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND WILKINSON.

GM...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
533 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-282245-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
533 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING EARLY
TODAY. AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WHICH MAY
RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL...ISOLATED STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL UP TO
QUARTER SIZE...AND BRIEF TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE AREA EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS
DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM
THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ALONG WITH A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PLEASE RELAY ANY HEAVY RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS OR FLOODING REPORTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

22/TD

LAZ049-050-056-057-280945-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
351 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST. JAMES PARISH...
ASCENSION PARISH...ASSUMPTION PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...

AT 347 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DONALDSONVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF DONALDSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
DONALDSONVILLE...GONZALES...SORRENTO AND WHITEHALL

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.

LAZ039-050-057>060-071-072-MSZ070-071-281030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
434 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING WALTHALL
COUNTY...ST. JAMES PARISH...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH...LIVINGSTON
PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...PIKE COUNTY...WASHINGTON PARISH...ST.
CHARLES PARISH...

AT 429 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRANKLINTON
TO THIBODAUX...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
HAMMOND...WILMER...PONCHATOULA...MOUNT HERMAN...RESERVE...EDGARD...
ROBERT...LAPLACE...TYLERTOWN...RACELAND...MATHEWS...NORCO AND
HAHNVILLE

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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.

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.

LAZ057>060-072-281215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
619 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING ST. JAMES
PARISH...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH...
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...ST. CHARLES PARISH...

AT 618 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF LAPLACE TO 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF RESERVE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
EDGARD...NORCO...NEW SARPY...HAHNVILLE AND DESTREHAN

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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.

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.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
647 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 AM     TORNADO          GARYVILLE               30.08N 90.62W
05/28/2014                   ST. JOHN THE BAPTI LA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED TO LOCAL MEDIA A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR
            THE MARATHON OIL REFINERY IN GARYVILLE.

0635 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GRAMERCY                30.06N 90.70W
05/28/2014                   ST. JAMES          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS HEAVY RAIN IN THE GRAMERCY AREA
            LEADING TO MULTIPLE FLOODED ROADWAYS AND WATER BEGINNNING
            TO ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES.

&&

98/SO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
701 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 AM     TORNADO          EDGARD                  30.03N 90.56W
05/28/2014                   ST. JOHN THE BAPTI LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN
            EDGARD INCLUDING A BLOWN IN FIREHOUSE DOOR...DOWNED TREES
            AND DOWNED POWER POLES. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE
            AREA WITHOUT POWER.

&&

98/SO

LAZ057>059-281315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
711 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ST.
JAMES PARISH...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE
PARISH...

AT 710 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RESERVE...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONVENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...RESERVE...LAPLACE...GARYVILLE AND
EDGARD

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND
WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR
BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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.

CONTINUOUS 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.