551
WFUS54 KLIX 180809
TORLIX
LAC057-109-180900-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0064.260618T0809Z-260618T0900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
309 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
* AT 309 AM CDT, A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER HOUMA,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOUMA AROUND 315 AM CDT.
LOCKPORT, MATHEWS, AND RACELAND AROUND 325 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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!
LAT...LON 2949 9068 2959 9073 2976 9059 2972 9053
2961 9049 2956 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 224DEG 22KT 2957 9069
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
KLG
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