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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
836 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR CATASTROPHIC WINDS FOR...
  JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...METAIRIE...MARRERO...
  KENNER...HARVEY...AVONDALE
  LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CUT OFF
  ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
  PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PORT SULPHUR...BELLE CHASSE
  ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE
  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 832 AM CDT...MANY REPORTS ARE COMING IN STATING TOTAL  
  STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. 
  
  SEEK SUBSTANTIAL COVER NOW THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 2945 9036 2948 8953 3008 8922 3004 9040

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