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WFUS54 KLIX 181032
TORLIX
LAC051-071-181115-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0076.260618T1032Z-260618T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
532 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT.
* AT 532 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WAGGAMAN, OR OVER AVONDALE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
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...
NEW ORLEANS, AVONDALE, METAIRIE, JEFFERSON, HARAHAN, RIVER RIDGE,
ELMWOOD, AND BRIDGE CITY AROUND 540 AM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 225 AND 233.
INTERSTATE 610 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 3.
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!
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2992 9026 3006 9020 3006 9017 3005 9011
3006 9007 3006 9005 3001 9004 2989 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 222DEG 21KT 2992 9023
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
ZERINGUE
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