Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
926 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AFFECTING UPPER
TERREBONNE PARISH...LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH...

AT 920 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 13 MILES WEST OF HOUMA...OR ABOUT 10
MILES WEST OF BAYOU CANE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...BAYOU CANE...HOUMA...DULAC...CHAUVIN AND MONTEGUT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 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.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO
ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE
INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND AVOID USING CORDED TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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