000 WWUS84 KLIX 182151 SPSLIX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 451 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 LAZ062-182245- ORLEANS- 451 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS OVER THE EAST BANK OF ORLEANS PARISH... AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NEW ORLEANS EAST AND BAYOU SAUVAGE. THE THUNDERSTORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEW ORLEANS EAST AND BAYOU SAUVAGE THROUGH 545 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE DISSIPATING. PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THUNDER. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND WIRED TELEPHONES UNTIL THESE STORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. EXIT SWIMMING POOLS AS MOST LIGHTNING INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR NEAR WATER. $$ LAZ047-048-182245- EAST BATON ROUGE-WEST BATON ROUGE- 451 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS OVER BATON ROUGE... AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BATON ROUGE AND PORT ALLEN. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND PORT ALLEN...BRUSLY...AND BATON ROUGE THROUGH 545 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE DISSIPATING. PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THUNDER. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND WIRED TELEPHONES UNTIL THESE STORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. EXIT SWIMMING POOLS AS MOST LIGHTNING INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR NEAR WATER. $$ LAZ056-182245- ASSUMPTION- 451 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS OVER ASSUMPTION PARISH... AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING OVER ASSUMPTION PARISH. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS DRIFTING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND NAPOLEONVILLE AND PIERRE PART THROUGH 545 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE DISSIPATING. PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THUNDER. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND WIRED TELEPHONES UNTIL THESE STORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. EXIT SWIMMING POOLS AS MOST LIGHTNING INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR NEAR WATER. $$ 32