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WWUS54 KLIX 150626
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1226 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
LAC005-093-150700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260215T0700Z/
ASCENSION LA-ST. JAMES LA-
1226 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ASCENSION AND NORTHEASTERN ST. JAMES PARISHES...
AT 1226 AM CST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED NEAR LUTCHER, OR
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GONZALES, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GRAMERCY, LUTCHER, AND GARYVILLE AROUND 1230 AM CST.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186 AND
197.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3015 9064 3010 9065 3009 9067 3005 9066
3004 9069 3002 9069 3007 9086 3011 9087
3016 9084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 278DEG 38KT 3011 9078
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
KLG
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