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WFUS54 KLIX 181008
TORLIX
LAC051-089-181100-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0074.260618T1008Z-260618T1100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
508 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
* AT 508 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BAYOU GAUCHE, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF HAHNVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LULING AROUND 515 AM CDT.
AMA AROUND 520 AM CDT.
AVONDALE AND WAGGAMAN AROUND 525 AM CDT.
HARAHAN AND RIVER RIDGE AROUND 530 AM CDT.
ELMWOOD AROUND 535 AM CDT.
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 2976 9037 2977 9039 2983 9044 2999 9029
2994 9019 2983 9015 2981 9019 2984 9023
2980 9022 2974 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 231DEG 17KT 2983 9036
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
KLG
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