Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 3, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jul 12, 1994, 2:43 PM CDT for East Baton Rouge Parish, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 1994, 2:43 PM CDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 1994, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1961 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBTR 121942 TORBTR LAC033-063-122015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 243 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...EASTERN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ...WESTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO EAST OF THE LSU CAMPUS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
LAZ024-034-046-047-121820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 1219 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JENA...NEAR ERWINVILLE...AND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST MARTINVILLE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN CATAHOULA...POINTE COUPEE...IBERVILLE...AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHESj CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF INTENSE DOWNPOURS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
LAZ034>037-046>048-121930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 ...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST FRANCISILLE...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROSSE TETE...NEAR MORGANZA AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN POINTE COUPEE...WEST AND EAST FELICIANA...ST HELENA...IBERVILLE...WEST AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TODAY...AS SOME SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS MAY BE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS.
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
LAZ034>037-046>048-121930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 ...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST FRANCISILLE...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROSSE TETE...NEAR MORGANZA AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN POINTE COUPEE...WEST AND EAST FELICIANA...ST HELENA...IBERVILLE...WEST AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMhAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TODAY...AS SOME SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS MAY BE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS.
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
LAZ034>037-046>048-121935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 133 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 ...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST FRANCISVILLE...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROSSE TETE...NEAR MORGANZA AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN POINTE COUPEE...WEST AND EAST FELICIANA...ST HELENA...IBERVILLE...WEST AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TODAY...AS SOME SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS MAY BE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS.
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
LAZ034>037-046>048-121935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 133 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 1994 ...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST FRANCISVILLE...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROSSE TETE...NEAR MORGANZA AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLAQUEMINE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN POINTE COUPEE...WEST AND EAST FELICIANA...ST HELENA...IBERVILLE...WEST AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TODAY...AS SOME SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS MAY BE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.