Tornado Warning until 10:30PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 956 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PAINCOURTVILLE...OR OVER NAPOLEONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. 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... DONALDSONVILLE AROUND 1005 PM CDT. CONVENT AROUND 1010 PM CDT. GRAMERCY...LUTCHER...WALLACE AND NORTH VACHERIE AROUND 1020 PM CDT. GARYVILLE AROUND 1025 PM CDT. TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...<.75IN
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... 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