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02-06-2025
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Atmos Energy offers advice for natural gas safety during hurricane season
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — Atmos Energy, a natural gas company, has offered advice for natural gas customers to keep themselves safe during hurricane season and severe weather. According to Healthline, a website providing information on health and biology, natural gas exposure can cause a range of health problems. These can include headaches, dizziness and nausea caused by natural gas displacing oxygen in the air. In severe cases this can cause asphyxiation. Those with existing health conditions may have worse symptoms. Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré talks preparedness, Hurricane Katrina's 20-year anniversary According to Atmos Energy, the following safety measures should be followed: If gas appliances are underwater, do not operate the appliances. Contact Atmos Energy or a service professional to conduct a safety inspection. During severe weather or natural disaster, do not turn off natural gas at the meter even if evacuations are issued. If you smell gas, immediately leave the affected area. From a safe distance, call either 911 or the Atmos Energy 24-hour emergency response line at 866-322-8667. Never try to find the source of a gas leak. Do not use a mobile phone or anything that might cause a spark, such as a generator. If a natural gas meter is damaged or a gas line is exposed, immediately leave the area and call the Atmos Energy 24-hour emergency response line. Know where your natural gas meter is located. Make sure it's visible and free from trash and debris. Mechanical equipment used to clean up after a storm may damage the meter if it is hidden. Natural gas pipelines are mostly underground but can be damaged by uprooted trees and shifted foundations. After a storm, call 811 to have the location of underground utility lines marked, as gas service lines could become tangled. Atmos Energy customers experiencing a natural gas outage or service interruption should contact the company's customer service number at 888-286-6700. More severe weather information can be found on Atmos Energy's team emphasizes immigration in Boulder response Woman, 64, in US legally for 50 years is detained by ICE for 3 months Louisiana Red Cross urges preparedness amid hurricane season La. proposed bill to criminalize 'intentional exposure' to STDs, advances Atmos Energy offers advice for natural gas safety during hurricane season Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-03-2025
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Parish officials are fully prepared for severe weather ahead
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As the wind speed picked up on Friday, parish officials began preparing for severe weather expected for Saturday. 'We're going to get a pretty significant front coming through, with a line of thunderstorms,' said New Orleans Homeland Security Director Collin Arnold. 'Here in Jefferson Parish, high winds that could be over 60 miles per hour, winds, hail,' said Jefferson Parish Chief Administrative Assistant Sarah Babcock. WGNO's Hank Allen answers your questions about Saturday severe weather Babcock says Terrytown Playground will be open as a shelter for people and pets. 'It is our building with the highest wind rating. That building was built after Katrina, to be able to stand, and withstand hurricane-force winds,' said Babcock. In New Orleans, Arnold says flooding is the least of his concerns. He is more worried about wind, lightning and the possibility of isolated tornadoes. With the emergency operations center activated, he urges people to stay indoors. 'Keep track of that front, and realize that, you know, traveling through that if you're traveling on the interstates or anywhere within the city during that time. We'll obviously do the normal outreach, particularly to the unhoused community and those that don't have a place to go,' said Arnold. The Louisiana Red Cross also ensures responders will be on standby in case of emergency. 'We are watching the weather, but we're also reaching out, making sure that we're contacting our volunteers to make sure that they're kind of on standby in case they have to be deployed. Making sure we prepare by making sure that the supplies that we think we may need are on standby and ready to go,' said Louisiana Red Cross CEO Dr. Kenneth St. Charles. Officials have a couple of last reminders for residents. 'We want to make sure residents take things in that are going to blow around. Please do not put things up on the parade route for a Sunday until the storm passes,' said Babcock. Warm, cloudy today | Saturday storm timing 'Don't use any flames, any candles for lighting, especially with some type of tornado or weather, because you never know if there's gas in the area,' said St. Charles. Residents are asked to monitor the storm from indoors and to download your parish alert notifications. To receive weather alerts, maintain access to TV, radio and mobile devices. You can also receive emergency alerts from Jefferson Parish by texting JPALERT or jpnoticias to 888-777. To receive weather alerts, maintain access to TV, radio, and mobile devices. You can also receive emergency alerts from Orleans Parish by texting NOLAREADY to denies temporary relief in lawsuits challenging Guantánamo migrant detentions SpaceX mission to replace stuck NASA astronauts set to launch Friday Parish officials are fully prepared for severe weather ahead These 10 Democrats voted to advance the GOP funding bill Trump takes victory lap during Justice Department speech Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
