Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tangipahoa, LA
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Tangipahoa
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Ponchatoula, or 11 miles southeast of Hammond, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... W Lk Pontchartrain Buoy. This includes...
What the bulletin says to do
If on or near areas of water, get away and move to safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Ponchatoula, or 11 miles southeast of Hammond, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... W Lk Pontchartrain Buoy. This includes Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 16 and 23.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 5:02PM CDT until August 23 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 4:43PM CDT until August 23 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS New Orleans LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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