For the following areas…
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas…
At 1133 PM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of
producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 8 nm
northwest of Eden Isle to near The Mid Point Of The Causeway Bridge,
moving east at 25 knots.
HAZARD…Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and large
hail.
SOURCE…Causeway station at mid lake reported wind gust to 62 knots
or 71 miles per hour. Radar indicated hail of near ping
pong size or 1.5 inches in diameter.
IMPACT…Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats…damage
vessels and oil rigs…and create suddenly higher waves.
Boats could suffer signifficant structual damage in high
winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves.
Large hail could result in injury and damage to
boats…vessels and oil rigs.
Locations impacted include…
Manchac, Lake Pontchartrain/Lake Maurepas, Orleans Marina, The Mid
Point Of The Causeway Bridge, Mandeville, Lake Maurepas, Eden Isle,
and Kenner.