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NOLA Ready is the City of New Orleans emergency preparedness campaign, managed by the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. #NOLAReady
Feb 19, 2018 4 tweets 3 min read
It's #SevereWeatherAwarenessWeek in Louisiana. Today's topic: severe thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm has winds of 58 mph or more and/or hail one inch in diameter or bigger. Dangers can include lightning, tornadoes, wind, hail, and flash flooding. #lawx When there's a storm risk, @NWSNewOrleans issues alerts:
⚠️Severe Thunderstorm Watch: severe t-storms possible
⚠️Severe Thunderstorm Warning: severe t-storms are happening or are about to happen
Sign up for weather alerts: goo.gl/BWWdA7 #SevereWeatherAwarenessWeek