News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

Click HERE to view the latest update for Tropical Storm Fred.

Changes from the previous update:

• No major changes

Overview:

• Tropical Storm Fred is expected to continue moving west-northwest, impacting Hispaniola through early Thursday morning.
• The system is expected to continue[...]

HAMMOND—The 2021 Tangipahoa Parish road overlay project is reaching its final weeks, and contractors are completing final details on a number of roads that have been included in this year’s program.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said crews continue to do[...]

FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will test the nation’s public alert and warning systems at 2:20 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, August 11. 

FEMA regularly tests the public alert and warning systems to assess the operational readiness of the supporting infrastructure. The tests also help identify any needed technological and administrative improvements to the systems.

This week’s testing will be the sixth test of the nationwide public alert and warning systems and has been planned since[...]

The KLIX WSR-88D radar is moving! The KLIX radar is currently co-located with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Slidell, LA. At the end of 2022, the radar will be moving west to Hammond, LA. During the move, the radar will be down for approximately three months. Surrounding NWS radars in[...]

Click HERE for a quick update concerning the potential for tropical cyclone development over the western Atlantic in the next 5 days.

Changes from the previous update:

• The chance of development over the next 2-5 days has increased for disturbance 1 (the one approaching the[...]