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First tornado warning issued: Tornado Warning Tornado Warning LAC033-037-091-281945- /O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0093.201028T1921Z-201028T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 221 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2020 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Eastern East Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 221 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles west of Montpelier, or 13 miles southwest of Greensburg, moving northwest at 30 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... Clinton around 245 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 3100 9091 3065 9072 3065 9084 3082 9115 TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 140DEG 28KT 3068 9081 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...<.75IN $$ MEFFER

Gotcha! There's a 50-50 chance that it could especially if makes it to 110+ mph prior to landfall

Is anyone under the impression that the NWS Slidell office would be wrong to issue an Excessive Wind Warning for the lower Louisiana parishes upon the eyewall coming upon land? The radar imagery is signifying an intensifying hurricane northern eyewall with intense lightning that could be a Cat 3 when it arrives...

I have family in NOLA. Katrina was a minimal Cat 3 with winds around 115-120 mph (sustained) when it hit NOLA in 2005. However, it still had the storm surge of its previous Cat 5 intensity upon its landfall

Ah, my favorite part the tornado threat is starting to come in. One thing I learned from any strengthening tropical system upon landfall is its ground friction and localized wind shear is greater than sustaining or dying landfalling tropical systems. This is going to be a likely tornado outbreak for anyone along the front right quadrant of this system. Greater NOLA, Greater Birmingham, and Metro Atlanta will need to be very attentive of the tornadic potential through tonight and tomorrow morning...

I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't make it as a low end Cat 3 for sure. This is insane. It's defying all forecast projections of its weakening upon landfall...

That's clearly a hook echo over the Tenleytown area of NW DC.

Sometimes they do. Many times there are actual tornadoes spun from the mesovortices within the eyewall. The tell-taling sign of these occurrences with long pathes of twisted trees and brush.

Yeah, the multiple tornado warnings are for "bands of severe storms capable of producing tornadoes". This is in addition to the Extreme Wind Warning in effect associated with the northern eyewall of Laura. This is insane.

That's what I am suspecting as well

That's an insane storm speed. That is truly a tropical tornado

I just read the language of the two respective tornado warnings. It says that the storms were moving 65 mph. Regardless those tornadoes are moving quickly to the NW.

It makes sense since the core of the storm is coming in, so that is an automatic increase in a tornado threat. Also the mini supercells near Greater NOLA and BR are constantly rotating as well. A new long term tornado watch until 6AM would be appropriate for that area.

Boy, this storm is a mess. The tornadic activity has already started in pop up thundershowers in the NE quadrant.

Yeah the rotation passed very close to me and there was roaring noise outside when it was near me. I think it was a tornado