Active Weather Alerts
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 8:27 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manchac, moving southwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Lake Maurepas and Manchac. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Heat Advisory
Issued: 7:40 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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