We had some excitement here yesterday

459
WFUS54 KLIX 092339
TORLIX
LAC033-047-100015-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0062.050609T2337Z-050610T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
637 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BATON ROUGE
IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 634 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT SPOTTED A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTH
OF BATON ROUGE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF GONZALES...MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3029 9121 3028 9105 3039 9099 3048 9100
3050 9117



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My sister lives in St. Gabriel and she could not get back to her home because of downed power lines until after midnight. My neice was home by herself and it scared her out of her wits but she is fine as is the rest of the family. Priase be to God!!! This morning my sister emailed me and said that a home was moved 8 feet and destroyed. My guess is, without seeing the damage, that it will come in around F1 to F2 damage. (revised based on media accounts of damage) ... We should pray for the victims of storms yesterday as I know there was a number of tornadoes in Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin yesterday. Not to mention hail and high wind damage.

With a tropical storm headed our direction we may not be out of the woods yet. The storm season is officially in full swing here.