Mark Ellinwood
EF2
Tornado watch active in the area, with a strong line of storms moving through Louisiana.
A tornado-warned cell is heading for New Orleans. The warning included the following:
* AT 1245 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO
NEAR SHRIEVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF THIBODAUX.
There are also a couple other tornado warnings in the area. As the complex harboring these storms moves eastward, the threat should diminish somewhat as the strongest line of storms moves offshore.
A tornado-warned cell is heading for New Orleans. The warning included the following:
* AT 1245 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO
NEAR SHRIEVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF THIBODAUX.
There are also a couple other tornado warnings in the area. As the complex harboring these storms moves eastward, the threat should diminish somewhat as the strongest line of storms moves offshore.