Special Weather Statement for Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Lacombe, or 6 miles northwest of Slidell, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The strong...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Lacombe, or 6 miles northwest of Slidell, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Slidell around 525 AM CDT. Abita Springs around 555 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Slidell Airport.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 5:20AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Official revision
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected