Tornado Warning until 10:00AM 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHEASTERN ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 932 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NAPOLEONVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... THIBODAUX...NAPOLEONVILLE...SOUTH VACHERIE...RACELAND...MATHEWS... PARADIS...CHACKBAY...DES ALLEMANDS...BAYOU GAUCHE AND BOUTTE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHO WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200