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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:52 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY, NORTHEASTERN TANGIPAHOA AND WASHINGTON PARISHES, SOUTHERN WALTHALL, NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT ... At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Poplarville to near Folsom. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Bogalusa, Picayune, Covington, Franklinton, Poplarville, Abita Springs, Varnado, Madisonville, Folsom, Sun, Enon, Crossroads, Mount Herman, Bush, Mcneil, and Angie. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 12 between mile markers 54 and 64. Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 4 and 38. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Louisiana...and southern Mississippi. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:22 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 181 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA LIVINGSTON POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AMITE HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON PEARL RIVER PIKE WALTHALL WILKINSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, AMITE, BATON ROUGE, BAY ST. LOUIS, BOGALUSA, BRUSLY, CENTREVILLE, CLINTON, COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, DARLINGTON, DENHAM SPRINGS, DEXTER, DIAMONDHEAD, DOLOROSA, EASLEYVILLE, ENON, FELPS, FORT ADAMS, FRANKLINTON, GAUTIER, GILLSBURG, GLOSTER, GREENSBURG, GULFPORT, HAMMOND, JACKSON, LACOMBE, LETTSWORTH, LIBERTY, LIVONIA, MANDEVILLE, MCCOMB, MCNEIL, MONTPELIER, MOSS POINT, NEW ROADS, OCEAN SPRINGS, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, PONCHATOULA, PORT ALLEN, ROBERT, SALEM, SLIDELL, SMITHDALE, SPILLMAN, ST. FRANCISVILLE, ST. MARTIN, TYLERTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WALKER, WATSON, WAVELAND, AND WOODVILLE.
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