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Tornado Warning 90, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2005, 8:36 AM CDT for 6 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 29, 2005, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2005, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Jefferson Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Charles 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 292 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
- 288 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KLIX 291337 TORLIX LAC051-057-071-075-087-089-291400- /O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0090.050829T1336Z-050829T1400Z/ 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 $$ 24
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 Aug 29, 5:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 5:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
506 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
.DISCUSSION...
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KATRINA WILL BE MAKING
INITIAL LANDFALL OVER LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH SHORTLY. THE
PROJECTED TRACK TAKES KATRINA NORTH TOWARDS THE LOWER PEARL RIVER
VALLEY NEAR THE LA/MS BORDER LATE THIS MORNING. HURRICANE WINDS
HAVE BEEN EXPANDING THE LAST COUPLE HOURS. IN ADDITION TO VERY
STRONG WINDS...A MASSIVE STORM SURGE IS OCCURRING ALONG WITH
EXTREMEMLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. WILL HAVE TO CUT THE
DISCUSSION SHORT TO GET PRODUCTS OUT BEFORE LOSING COMMUNICATIONS.
REFER TO THE OUR LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...FLOOD
WATCH...AND INLAND HURRICANE/ TROPICAL STORM WARNING PRODUCTS.
NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
KATRINA...SO HOT AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 77 74 90 73 / 100 70 30 20
BTR 81 74 94 73 / 100 30 30 20
MSY 82 78 91 78 / 100 30 30 20
GPT 82 78 89 75 / 100 60 30 20
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR LAZ038-LAZ039-LAZ040-LAZ058-
LAZ059-LAZ060-LAZ061-LAZ062-LAZ063-LAZ064-LAZ067-LAZ068-
LAZ069-LAZ070.
HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR LAZ038-LAZ040-LAZ050-
LAZ056-LAZ057-LAZ058-LAZ059-LAZ060-LAZ061-LAZ062-LAZ063-
LAZ064-LAZ065-LAZ066-LAZ067-LAZ068-LAZ069-LAZ070.
GM...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR GMZ530-GMZ550-GMZ555-
GMZ570-GMZ575.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR GMZ530-GMZ550-GMZ555-GMZ575.
MS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR MSZ070-MSZ071-MSZ077-MSZ080-
MSZ081-MSZ082.
HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR MSZ080-MSZ081-MSZ082.
GM...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR GMZ530-GMZ550-GMZ555-
GMZ570-GMZ575.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR GMZ530-GMZ550-GMZ555-GMZ575.
&&
22Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 8:30 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 830 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-291600- 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- 830 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT... ...AN INLAND HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MAJOR HURRICANE KATRINA IS IMPACTING SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. FOR IMMEDIATE INFORMATION...REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES...HURRICANE LOCAL ACTION STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS REGARDING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEASONAL WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE AND TROPICAL WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS STRONGLY REQUESTED AT THIS TIME UNTIL HURRICANE KATRINA MOVES NORTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Orleans, Saint Bernard | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Plaquemines | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 4:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Orleans, Saint Bernard | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 29, 10:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 56 min |
| Aug 29, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Washington | 65 min |
| Aug 29, 12:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 4 hr |
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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.