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769 WWUS84 KLIX 022317SPSLIXSpecial Weather StatementNational Weather Service New Orleans LA617 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 LAZ037-039-071-079-081-MSZ070-071-030000-Washington LA-Central Tangipahoa LA-Northern St. Tammany LA-St. Helena LA-Northern Tangipahoa LA-Pike MS-Walthall MS-617 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ST.HELENA, NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY, NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA AND WASHINGTONPARISHES, SOUTHWESTERN WALTHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIESTHROUGH 700 PM CDT...At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strongthunderstorms along a line extending from near Sandy Hook to nearRoseland. Movement was southeast 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...Bogalusa, Franklinton, Amite, Amite City, Kentwood, Varnado,Roseland, Enon, Mount Herman, Wilmer, and Tangipahoa.This includes Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 49 and61. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may leadto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safeshelter inside a building or vehicle.&&LAT...LON 3085 8978 3084 8979 3082 8978 3082 8980 3080 8980 3079 8982 3060 9047 3091 9061 3111 9005TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 325DEG 14KT 3103 8990 3081 9052 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 INMAX WIND GUST...40 MPH$$HRL