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2016 [KLIX] NEW_ORLEANS Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 24

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291 
WFUS54 KLIX 231840
TORLIX
LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0024.160223T1840Z-160223T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1240 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 115 PM CST
    
* AT 1239 PM CST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  LIVINGSTON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 30 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...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
  AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 9076 3049 9085 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 220DEG 26KT 3048 9078 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
764 
WWUS54 KLIX 231848
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160223T1915Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-LIVINGSTON LA-ST. HELENA LA-
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ST.
HELENA PARISHES...
        
AT 1248 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LIVINGSTON...OR 14 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
  AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 9071 3054 9081 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 220DEG 26KT 3053 9073 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
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291 
WFUS54 KLIX 231840
TORLIX
LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0024.160223T1840Z-160223T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1240 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 115 PM CST
    
* AT 1239 PM CST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  LIVINGSTON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 30 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...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
  AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 9076 3049 9085 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 220DEG 26KT 3048 9078 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
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764 
WWUS54 KLIX 231848
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160223T1915Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-LIVINGSTON LA-ST. HELENA LA-
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ST.
HELENA PARISHES...
        
AT 1248 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LIVINGSTON...OR 14 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
  AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 9071 3054 9081 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 220DEG 26KT 3053 9073 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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