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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1045 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMMOND

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 1035 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 8 MILES 
  SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  HAMMOND...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. SEEK SHELTER ON THE 
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A 
CLOSET OR BATHROOM.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE.