High Wind Warning in effect until 2 PM CDT this afternoon
...VERY STRONG WINDS OCCURRING BEHIND SQUALLINE... .A WAKE LOW HAS DEVELOPED BRINGING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ALREADY NUMEROUS GUSTS NEAR 50 TO 55MPH WITH TREES COMING DOWN. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THIS WILL OCCUR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER RAIN HAS MOSTLY COME TO AN END AND WILL CONTINUE TO ABOUT AN HOUR
* WINDS...WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE
* DURATION...1 TO 3 HOURS
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... LIVINGSTON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ORLEANS ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... WASHINGTON
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Wind Warning