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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 5:05 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern West Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Pointe Coupee Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi... * Until 1230 PM CDT. * At 1204 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bayou Current, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fort Adams and Lettsworth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 4:57 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WEST BATON ROUGE, SOUTH CENTRAL POINTE COUPEE AND NORTHWESTERN IBERVILLE PARISHES THROUGH 1230 PM CDT ... At 1156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Butte La Rose, or near Catahoula, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Maringouin, Grosse Tete, Ramah, Erwinville, Livonia, Rosedale, Lottie, and Fordoche. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 127 and 142. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:51 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 28... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing. * WHEN...Until Wednesday, May 28. * IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Angola farmland on the left bank becomes inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 57.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 58.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday, May 28 and continue falling to 44.4 feet Tuesday, June 03. - Flood stage is 48.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 8:43 AM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following parishes, Assumption, Central Plaquemines, Central Tangipahoa, Coastal Jefferson Parish, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Eastern Ascension, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Tangipahoa, Lower Terrebonne, Northern Livingston, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Western Ascension and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, including the following areas, Amite, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Southern Hancock, Southern Harrison, Southern Jackson, Walthall and Wilkinson. * WHEN...From this evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rain will move into the area beginning late today. Four to six inches of rain is forecast across the area during this timeframe, locally higher amounts are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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