343 FPUS74 KLIX 110949 NOWLIX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 449 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2015 LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>072-111200- POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON... LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS... BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE... DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO... CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY... AMITE...KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA 449 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2015 .NOW... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR BATON ROUGE TO LAFITTE JUST BEFORE 5 AM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW ORLEANS AND HAMMOND AREAS...AND POSSIBLY THE SLIDELL AREA BY 7 AM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. PLAN FOR A LITTLE EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE THIS MORNING. $$