Tornado Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA

Issued

Oct 13, 2001, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)

Expired

Oct 13, 2001, 12:00 PM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS New Orleans, LA

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS

235 
WFUS54 KLIX 131635
TORNEW
LAC091-105-117-MSC005-113-147-131700-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1135 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OSYKA...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  MCCOMB...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY
OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3121 9068 3096 9064 3096 9018 3121 9021

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.