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WWUS54 KLIX 160800
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
300 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
LAC071-103-MSC045-160830-
/O.CON.KLIX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260316T0830Z/
ORLEANS LA-ST. TAMMANY LA-HANCOCK MS-
300 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ORLEANS...SOUTHEASTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISHES IN
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
AT 259 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EDEN ISLE,
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW ORLEANS, SLIDELL, EDEN ISLE, LAKE CATHERINE, AND PEARLINGTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA NEAR MILE MARKER 256, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 259 AND 266.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NEW ORLEANS.
LAT...LON 3015 8945 3016 8951 3014 8959 3009 8965
3011 8985 3016 8985 3013 8982 3017 8978
3021 8984 3029 8984 3030 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 272DEG 38KT 3020 8976
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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