Louisiana Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/08/2026 13:16

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 8 at 3:16PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 8, 2026 - 1:16pm
Expires: 
September 8, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Convent, or 8 miles east of Napoleonville, moving west at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Thibodaux, Napoleonville, Supreme, Labadieville, Paincourtville, Belle Rose and Chackbay.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Assumption; St. James; Upper Lafourche
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov