Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS New Orleans, LA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1237 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL
   4 PM CST THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE OCCURRING FROM MC COMB MISSISSIPPI TO JACKSON MISSISSIPPI WEST
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND SIMMESPORT
LOUISIANA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS
THEY MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF
THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
FROM SIMMESPORT SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST NEAR MORGAN CITY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
130 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CATAHOULA PARISH
NEAR HARRISONBURG TO MARKSVILLE IN AVOYELLES PARISH TO EUNICE LOUISIANA
IN ST LANDRY PARISH.  DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS AREA...HEAVY RAIN
WITH SOME FLOODING WILL OCCURE IN THE MENTIONED PARISHES.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER' STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
137 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL
   4 PM CST THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED INTO A SMALL PART
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM JACKSON
TO MCCOMB MISSISSIPPI WEST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BETWEEN
ALEXANDRIA AND SIMMESPORT LOUISIANA.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING..VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL.  THE STORMS
ARE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF
THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
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ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIAN5A AT THIS TIME.  HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WITHIN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
245 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CONCORDIA PARISH SOUTH ACROSS
AVOYELLES INTO ST LANDRY PARISH.  OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
FROM DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE NORTH TO CLINTON.  THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS CAUSING SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ACROSS THE
ABOVE PARISHES DURING THE AFTERNOON.  SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH DURING THE PAST HOUR.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMsS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
330 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TIDES WELL
   ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM..CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAIN
STATES..IN COMBINATION WITH A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM..OVER THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD..IS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS
WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE PRODUCING 8 TO 12 FOOT SEAS OVER THE LOUISIANA COASTAL
WATERS..AND TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.  RISING WATER
HAS PRODUCED SOME MINOR FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST ORLEANS PARISH AND
ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY.

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND
MAY CAUSE TIDES TO RISE..IN SOME AREAS..AS MUCH AS 4 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH LOUISIANA COASTS AND ALL
MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
405 PM CST TUE MAR 17 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA EXCEPT CATAHOULA PARISH...

RADARS SHOWED A 25 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
ACME AREA IN SOUTHERN CONCORDIA PARISH SOUTH ACROSS PARTS OF POINTE
COUPEE...AVOYELLES AND INTO ST LANDRY PARISH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS CAUSING SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS IN THE ABOVE
PARISHES DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.