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City of Ponchatoula
Thursday August 4th, 2016 :: 03:29 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHEASTERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 325 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PONCHATOULA... OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMMOND...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAMMOND...COVINGTON...PONCHATOULA...FRENCH SETTLEMENT... MADISONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...ROBERT...NATALBANY...WHITEHALL... KILLIAN...TICKFAW AND W LK PONTCHARTRAIN BUOY. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... TANGIPAHOA

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Address/Location
City of Ponchatoula
125 W Hickory St
Ponchatoula, LA 70454

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 985-386-6484

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant 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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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