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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
554 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

LAZ046-049-056>059-182345-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-IBERVILLE-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-
554 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE RIVER
PARISHES...

AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR PIERRE PART
THROUGH DONALDSONVILLE AND CONVENT...TO NEAR RACELAND. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DRIFTING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PIERRE PART...DONALDSONVILLE...CONVENT...
RACELAND...AND THIBODAUX THROUGH 645 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS
UP 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.

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LAZ036-037-048-182345-
EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-ST HELENA-
554 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER ST. HELENA
AND EAST FELICIANA PARISHES...


AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR PRIDE TO NEAR
DARLINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DRIFTING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH...
AND WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND PRIDE...ZACHARY...SLAUGHTER...CLINTON...
AND DARLINGTON THROUGH 645 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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.


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