Tornado Warning 16, NWS New Orleans, LA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
TO THE WESTERN END OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN TO JUST NORTH OF BATON ROUGE
AND FROM BOGALUSA NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TO THE STATE
LINE EAST OF LAUREL.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
AREA AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. MARINE INTEREST ON AREA LAKES AND STREAMS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENIN=G WEATHER IS SIGHTED TAKE  THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR ALL
OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CATAHOULA PARISH...

RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EXTENDING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA AND ADJECENT COASTAL WATERS.  MOVEMENT WAS TON THE NORTHEAST
NEAR 35 MPH.

AS THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...THEY
WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL.  THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH
AS STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CARE.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  PERSONS IN
AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREBATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1235 PM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED
FROM MORGAN CITY AND HOUMA NORTHEAST ACROSS BATON ROUGE AND MC COMB
TO THE LAUREL MISSISSIPPI AREA. A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS
OVER THE MOBILE ALABAMA AREA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
AREA. MARINE INTEREST ON AREA LAKES AND STREAMS SHOOULD REMAIN ALERT
AND IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR
THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
105 PM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR EAST
FELICIANA...ST. HELENA...LIVINGSTON...EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE...
IBERVILLE AND ASCENSION PARISHES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...THE WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR AVOYELLES...CONCORDIA...ST.
LANDRY...POINTE COUPEE...AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES...

RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA INTO ADJECENT COASTAL WATERS.  MOVEMENT WAS TON THE NORTHEAST
NEAR 35 MPH.

AS THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...THEY
WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL.  THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH
AS STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CARE.
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A WIND GUST TO 43 MPH WAS RECORDED AT BATON ROUGE METRO AIRPORT DURING
THE PAST HOUR ALONG WITH ABOUT 2 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE
1030 AM CDT.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
205 PM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR EAST FELICIANA...ST. HELENA...LIVINGSTON...EAST AND WEST BATON
ROUGE...IBERVILLE AND ASCENSION PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.  THE AREA WAS WEST OF A
LINE FROM JACKSON MS TO COVINGTON LA TO MORGAN CITY LA EXTENDING WEST
INTO TEXAS AND SOUTH INTO THE GULF.  MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

AS THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...THEY
WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL.  THE HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF STREETS AND UNDER-
PASSES METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.  MOTORIST ARE
ADVISED THAT NUMEROUS STREETS IN THE CITY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.  TRAVELING IF NECESSARY WILL BE SLOW.
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ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA DURNING
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING. METRO AIRPORT IN
BATON ROUGE HAS HAD OVER 3 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 1030 AM CDT.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREA 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
240 PM CDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 3 PM CDT
UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EXCEPT UPPER
ST. MARTIN...

AN ALMOST SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM ATVHAFALAYA BAY
NORTH ACROSS MORGAN CITY TO DENHAM SPRINGS TO MC COMB  TO JUST EAST
OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI. THE LINE IS DRIFTING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA. DUE TO THE SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LINE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL STREET AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. MOTORIST DRIVING
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD AVOID FLOODED STREETS AND UNDERPASSES THAT
ARE KNOWN TO FLOOD.  MARINE INTEREST ON AREA LAKES AND SMALL STREAMS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.

ELSEWHERE...LARGE PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUED ACROSS A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA..L.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CONTINUED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.