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Tornado Warning 58, NWS New Orleans, LA

November 8, 2000East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 8, 2000, 9:12 PM CST for East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2000, 9:12 PM CST (03:12 UTC)
Expired
Nov 8, 2000, 9:45 PM CST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Whole counties

County East Feliciana Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 8, 9:15 PM CSTThunderstorm WindClinton, LASeveral trees were blown down.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 8, 6:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2000-11-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 709 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2000-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 164 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
709 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KLIX 090312
TORNEW

LAC037-090345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
912 PM CST WED NOV 8 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON

* UNTIL 945 PM CST

* AT 906 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  OVER FELPS AT 925 PM CST

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY
OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 8:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge28 min
Nov 8, 8:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana31 min
Nov 8, 8:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWest Baton Rouge35 min
Nov 8, 10:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXTerrebonne27 min
Nov 8, 10:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche29 min
Nov 8, 10:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington67 min
Nov 8, 11:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Charles19 min
Nov 8, 11:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard57 min
Nov 8, 11:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche57 min
Nov 8, 11:44 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa31 min
Nov 8, 11:49 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany41 min
Nov 9, 12:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington27 min
Nov 9, 12:31 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington29 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.