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City of Covington
Wednesday December 19th, 2018 :: 10:02 p.m. CST

Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory until 08:00AM Thursday

Very moist surface conditions combined with light winds will result in areas of dense fog tonight and early Thursday morning. Visibility will lower to 1/4 mile or less at times. A deepening surface low will slowly move northeast of the area Thursday bringing a cold front through the area while strong high pressure builds. The interaction between the surface low and the surface high will lead to strong winds south of a line from Reserve to Morgan City. Very strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with higher gusts will be possible along the coasts of the Southshore. Elevated roadways and buildings in the New Orleans metro will also experience these very high winds. The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM CST Thursday.

* VISIBILITY...One quarter mile or less at times.

* DURATION...4 to 10 hours.

* IMPACTS...Motorist are encouraged to slow down and plan for longer travel times.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HARRISON ... ASSUMPTION ... WALTHALL ... AMITE ... JACKSON ... ST. JAMES ... PEARL RIVER ... WEST FELICIANA ... ST. TAMMANY ... EAST FELICIANA ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. HELENA ... HANCOCK ... LIVINGSTON ... WASHINGTON ... ASCENSION ... POINTE COUPEE ... IBERVILLE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... PIKE ... WILKINSON

Instructions:

A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Address/Location
City of Covington
317 N Jefferson Ave
Covington, LA 70433

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 985-892-1811

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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:
Dense Fog Advisory

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