329 WWUS84 KLIX 161851 SPSLIX LAZ056-057-059-161915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 151 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHWEST AFFECTING ST. JAMES PARISH... ASSUMPTION PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH... AT 148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF THIBODAUX...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF CONVENT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO TOUCH DOWN. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CONVENT THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. $$