Louisiana Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/21/2026 12:22

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 2:22PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 21, 2026 - 12:22pm
Expires: 
September 21, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 222 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Gray, or 14 miles west of Houma, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Central Terrebonne and South Central Assumption Parishes.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Assumption; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov