Full Notification

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 928 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Convent, or 10 miles northeast of Napoleonville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Thibodaux, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Napoleonville, Reserve, Hahnville, Laplace, Gramercy, Lutcher, Sorrento, French Settlement, Port Vincent, Montz, Garyville, Supreme, Chackbay, Whitehall, Killona, Norco and Edgard.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ST. CHARLES, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.