Waarschuwingen, Bayou Segnette Oil Field

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 2:01PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Kenner to near Estelle. Movement was east at 15 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... New Orleans, Kenner, Chalmette, Avondale, Metairie, Marrero, Harvey, Timberlane, Belle Chasse, Jefferson, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego, River Ridge, Estelle, Woodmere, Elmwood, Terrytown, Bridge City, and Waggaman. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 218 and 242. Interstate 310 between mile markers 1 and 2. Interstate 610 between mile markers 1 and 4. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If on or near marine areas, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.