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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING ASCENSION
PARISH...WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...
LIVINGSTON PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...

AT 443 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES WEST OF PLAQUEMINE...OR
ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF GROSSE TETE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...ADDIS...PLAQUEMINE...BRUSLY...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...
CARVILLE...GARDERE...BATON ROUGE...OAK HILLS PLACE...GEISMER...
WESTMINSTER...PRAIRIEVILLE...GONZALES...SORRENTO AND DENHAM SPRINGS

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 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. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME OF THIS AREA IF
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND DURATION INCREASES MUCH MORE.

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