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Severe weather 2-7 LA into MS


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ULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1055 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
   
..TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MADISONVILLE...COVINGTON  
AND ABITA  
SPRINGS...  

  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
  SOUTHEASTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...  
  NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...  
  
* UNTIL 1130 AM CST  
  
* AT 1054 AM CST, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS  
  OBSERVED NEAR MADISONVILLE, OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COVINGTON,  
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  

  

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108 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
   
..TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MADISONVILLE...COVINGTON  
AND ABITA  
SPRINGS...  
  
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CST FOR  
NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH...  
      
AT 1107 AM CST, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS LOCATED  
NEAR MADISONVILLE, OR NEAR COVINGTON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
  
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MADISONVILLE...COVINGTON...AND ABITA SPRINGS.  
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!  
  
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.   
  
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.   
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Large tornado in east new orleans

VERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1120 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
  
LAC071-071745-  
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170207T1745Z/  
ORLEANS LA-  
1120 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
  
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CST FOR ORLEANS  
PARISH...  
          
AT 1119 AM CST, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS  
LOCATED NEAR EAST NEW ORLEANS, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
  
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!  
  
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.   
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EVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1132 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
  
LAC071-071745-  
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170207T1745Z/  
ORLEANS LA-  
1132 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017  
  
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CST FOR ORLEANS  
PARISH...  
      
AT 1132 AM CST, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS  
LOCATED NEAR EAST NEW ORLEANS, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
  
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!  

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The locations of the icons are from the initial positions in the warnings where a "confirmed" was noted ... black icons are large tornado text in warnings and the white/black circle one is where the tornado emergencies were issued.

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It is this time of year. I am in south Louisiana right now and I am posting actual pictures of tornadoes all over Facebook and am still getting the usual political banter and pictures of cats. Some people are in a life threatening situation and every indication to me is that they haven't a clue they are. There is not much of an excuse here. We get stuff like this all winter long. 

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On the fatalities - I haven't either. It was a local spotter that I follow on Facebook. He is usually pretty reliable but I think he got some sketchy info this time. I shouldn't have posted it here without a secondary confirmation. 

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