Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Hurricane Threat and Potential Impacts |
Hurricane Local Statement - If a tropical storm/hurricane watch/warning is effect for any portion of Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi, this product will contain a summary of latest watch/warnings in effect, storm information, a situation overview highlighting the main concerns, potential impact information, and preparedness information. |
If a Tropical Storm Watch/Warning or Hurricane Watch/Warning is in effect for your county zone, the detailed meteorological information will be found in the proper link below. Simply click on your county zone and look for the watch/warning headline in the page the link will take you too. In that section, you will find the latest information for your area relative to the four main tropical cyclone hazards: Wind, Storm Surge, Flooding Rains, and Tornadoes. You will be able to find information on the meteorological forecast parameters including what and when type information, threat level (factoring safety margin and therefore what you should plan for), and corresponding potential impact information (what you should be preparing for) relative to each of those hazards. | ||||||
Amite | Ascension | Assumption | East Baton Rouge | East Feliciana | Hancock | Harrison |
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Amite County | Ascension Parish | Assumption Parish | East Baton Rouge Parish | East Feliciana Parish | Hancock County | Harrison County |
Iberville | Jackson | Jefferson | Lafourche | Livingston | Orleans | Pearl River |
Iberville Parish | Jackson County | Lower Jefferson Parish | Lower Lafourche Parish | Livingston Parish | Orleans Parish | Pearl River County |
Upper Jefferson Parish | Upper Lafourche Parish | |||||
Pike | Plaquemines | Pointe Coupee | St. Bernard | St. Charles | St. Helena | St. James |
Pike County | Lower Plaquemines Parish | Pointe Coupee Parish | Lower St. Bernard Parish | St. Charles Parish | St. Helena Parish | St. James Parish |
Upper Plaquemines Parish | Upper St. Bernard Parish | |||||
St. John the Baptist | St. Tammany | Tangipahoa | Terrebonne | Walthall | Washington | West Baton Rouge |
St. John the Baptist Parish | St. Tammany Parish | Northern Tangipahoa Parish | Lower Terrebonne Parish | Walthall County | Washington Parish | West Baton Rouge Parish |
Southern Tangipahoa Parish | Upper Terrebonne Parish | |||||
West Feliciana | Wilkinson | |||||
West Feliciana Parish | Wilkinson County |
For a graphical depiction of the tropical storm/hurricane threats and potential impacts information found in the links above, see the graphics below. The threat levels depicted account for forecast error and consider a safety margin or what you should consider to plan for. The accompanying potential impact information describes the potential effects and therefore what you should consider to be preparing for. The View kml links take you to a page where you can interact with the graphic for each of the hazards. |