Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - New Orleans/Baton Rouge
Areas Affected: West Feliciana; East Feliciana; Wilkinson; Amite
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 4:56pm CST
Alert Effective: Friday 4:56pm CST
Alert Expires: Friday 5:45pm CST
Event Onset: Friday 4:56pm CST
Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA
Max Wind Gusts: 40 MPH Max Hail Size: 0.75 in
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL EAST FELICIANA PARISHES, SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CST... At 456 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Norwood, or 11 miles north of Jackson, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Centreville and Norwood.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.421ebcad1b32017d180d6874cc4f006bc480caa8.001.1 Codes: LAZ035, LAZ036, MSZ068, MSZ069 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.421ebcad1b32017d180d6874cc4f006bc480caa8.001.1