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Tornado Warning 35, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 6, 2005Plaquemines Parish, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2005, 12:54 PM CDT for Plaquemines Parish, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 6, 2005, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2005, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Plaquemines Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 70 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 279 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 8.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KLIX 061756
TORLIX
LAC075-087-061845-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0035.050406T1754Z-050406T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1254 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT SULPHUR
  ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

* AT 1251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A   
  TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT SULPHUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
  40 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
  TORNADOES AND WIND DAMAGE. 

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  PORT SULPHUR BY 105 PM CDT
  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF POINTE A LA HACHE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  EMPIRE BY 110 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. 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 DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 2956 8997 2913 8969 2979 8912 3006 8949

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KLIX 061822
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
121 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

LAC075-087-061845-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050406T1845Z/
PLAQUEMINES LA-ST. BERNARD LA-
121 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR ST. BERNARD AND
PLAQUEMINES PARISHES...

AT 117 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PORT SULPHUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SOUTHEAST OF YSCLOSKEY BY 135 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR 
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING 
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 2956 8997 2913 8969 2979 8912 3006 8949

$$

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.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 6, 7:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 7:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
700 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN AREA AND TIME. NEW WATCH BOX 130
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 12Z TO 18Z(7AM TO 1PM) WILL UPDATE ALL
PRODUCTS TO REFLECT.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
WILL BE BRIEF AS VARIABLES ARE COMING TOGETHER QUICKLY THIS MORNING
FOR A BAD DAY. STRONG SEVERE LINE OF TS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL LA
ATTM WITH DAMAGING WINDS. SINGLE CELL DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING AHEAD
OF THE LINE IN THE WARM SECTOR AS WELL AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST
AREA TO SEE TORNADIC EVENT WILL BE SE LA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM. FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT
AS THE LINE SLOWS DOWN AND MANY TRAINING TS DEVELOP WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN. WILL BRING ALL SEVERE TS HAZARDS IN THE HWO THIS MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  76  65  72  55 /  80  30  10  10
BTR  78  65  72  55 /  80  30  00  10
MSY  76  67  76  60 /  80  30  00  00
GPT  72  68  72  63 /  90  50  00  00

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FOR ALL SE LA.
     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM FOR ALL SE LA.
MS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN MISS.
     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN MISS.
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL
     WATERS INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THROUGH
     TONIGHT.

&&

17

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 10:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-071100-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. CHARLES-ST. HELENA-
ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-
WILKINSON-
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 1 PM...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED TORNADOES ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SOME STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING ISOLATED
TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

HEAVY RAINFALL...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THE LINES OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI COAST. GENERALLY TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BETWEEN FIVE AND EIGHT
INCHES POSSIBLE IF STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.

RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE IN FLOOD ALREADY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
ONLY AGGREVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM TODAY AND NEW CREST HEIGHTS MAY
BE COMPUTED IN ADDITIONAL FORECASTS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
RIVER STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 20 KNOTS
AND WAVES TO 7 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINS
WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY WITH A
CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS
NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AND BE PREPARED FOR
ACTIVATION IF NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:39 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1239 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 AM     HAIL             FORT ADAMS              31.09N 91.55W
04/06/2005  0.50 INCH        WILKINSON          MS   PUBLIC

            MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

&&

LBUCKLIN

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:41 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1241 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1029 AM     TORNADO          9 S BELLE CHASSE        29.72N 90.00W
04/06/2005                   PLAQUEMINES        LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN. PORTION OF A ROOF OFF
            BUILDING

&&

LBUCKLIN

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:43 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1243 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1124 AM     TORNADO          8 S BELLE CHASSE        29.73N 90.00W
04/06/2005                   PLAQUEMINES        LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TOUCHDOWN...4 HOUSES DAMAGED. POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

LBUCKLIN

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:46 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1246 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1031 AM     TORNADO          6 S BELLE CHASSE        29.76N 90.00W
04/06/2005                   PLAQUEMINES        LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...6 MILES SOUTH OG BELLE CHASE FERRY.
            TREES AND BUILDING DAMAGED IN ONE QUARTER MIULE LENGTH BY
            ONE EIGTH MILE WIDTH. ONE HOUSE DESTROYED...SEVERAL
            DAMAGED. TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

LBUCKLIN

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:47 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1247 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1214 PM     TORNADO          PORT FOURCHON           29.11N 90.19W
04/06/2005                   LAFOURCHE          LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...NO INJURIES

&&

LBUCKLIN

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:49 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1249 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     TORNADO          VIOLET                  29.90N 89.89W
04/06/2005                   ST. BERNARD        LA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN ST BERNARD PARISH. EXACT LOCATION
            UNKNOWN.

&&

LBUCKLIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 6, 6:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Helena, Tangipahoa	62 min
Apr 6, 7:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	66 min
Apr 6, 8:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Livingston, Saint Helena	58 min
Apr 6, 8:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pointe Coupee	47 min
Apr 6, 8:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Ascension, Livingston, Saint James	36 min
Apr 6, 8:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne	25 min
Apr 6, 8:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa, Washington	32 min
Apr 6, 9:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Livingston, Tangipahoa	27 min
Apr 6, 9:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa, Washington	28 min
Apr 6, 9:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Saint Charles	34 min
Apr 6, 9:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		42 min
Apr 6, 9:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Lafourche, Saint Charles	27 min
Apr 6, 9:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Orleans	39 min
Apr 6, 9:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Orleans, Saint Bernard	37 min
Apr 6, 10:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines	30 min
Apr 6, 10:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	25 min
Apr 6, 10:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	35 min
Apr 6, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	63 min
Apr 6, 10:32 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		88 min
Apr 6, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	50 min
Apr 6, 11:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Plaquemines	45 min
Apr 6, 11:20 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		115 min
Apr 6, 11:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Bernard	43 min
Apr 6, 11:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	49 min
Apr 6, 11:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Lafourche	41 min
Apr 6, 12:00 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		60 min
Apr 6, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Apr 6, 12:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines	40 min
Apr 6, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		118 min
Apr 6, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Terrebonne	46 min
Apr 6, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Plaquemines	30 min
Apr 6, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Terrebonne	34 min
Apr 6, 1:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	39 min
Apr 6, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Lafourche, Terrebonne	51 min
Apr 6, 2:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Lafourche	28 min
Apr 6, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Apr 6, 2:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Plaquemines	37 min
Apr 6, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	38 min
Apr 6, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	51 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		64 min
Apr 6, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		58 min
Apr 6, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		83 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.