Tornado Warning until 06:15AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... CENTRAL ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHWESTERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 549 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAYOU GENEVE...OR NEAR NAPOLEONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... NAPOLEONVILLE...SUPREME AND LABADIEVILLE AROUND 600 AM CDT. CHACKBAY AROUND 615 AM CDT. TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... LAFOURCHE ... ST. JAMES
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 OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning