Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 5:47PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 25, 2026 - 3:47pm
Expires:
August 25, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
French Settlement, or 10 miles northeast of Gonzales, moving west at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Baton Rouge, Hammond, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Donaldsonville,
Napoleonville, St. Gabriel, Walker, Gramercy, Lutcher, Livingston,
Sorrento, French Settlement, Albany, Port Vincent, Springfield,
Geismar, Watson, Central, and Garyville.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 164 and 200.
Interstate 12 between mile markers 4 and 38.
Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 30 and 31.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov