000 WWUS84 KLIX 061948 SPSLIX LAZ046-049-056-057-062045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 248 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHWEST AFFECTING ST. JAMES PARISH...ASCENSION PARISH...ASSUMPTION PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH... AT 240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DONALDSONVILLE...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF DONALDSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...WHITE CASTLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...NAPOLEONVILLE...BAYOU SORREL AND PIERRE PART THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$