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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Saturday April 14th, 2018 :: 09:04 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45AM

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... East central Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... West central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... North central Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Central Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 900 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Natalbany to near Lutcher to near Napoleonville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Hammond, Covington, Napoleonville, Reserve, Hahnville, Laplace, Ponchatoula, Gramercy, Lutcher, Abita Springs, Madisonville, Springfield, Montz, Garyville, Chackbay, Robert, Killona, Norco, Edgard and South Vacherie. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for southeastern Louisiana. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... LAFOURCHE ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... 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
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200

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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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