Louisiana Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/09/2026 04:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 6:38AM CDT until May 9 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 9, 2026 - 4:38am
Expires: 
May 9, 2026 - 5:30am
Description: 
SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 730 AM CDT. * At 638 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Wilmer to 7 miles south of Montpelier, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hammond, Covington, Amite, Ponchatoula, Amite City, Abita Springs, Independence, Roseland, Albany, Madisonville, Folsom, Springfield, Sun, Montpelier, Enon, Wilmer, Natalbany, Robert, Bush, and Killian. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 12 between mile markers 27 and 71. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 15 and 48.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Livingston, LA; St. Helena, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; Washington, LA
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov