Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 92, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 1:52 PM CST for East Feliciana Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 1:52 PM CST (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Wilkinson County, MS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 790 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
006 WFUS54 KLIX 251952 TORLIX LAC037-077-125-MSC157-252045- /O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0092.121225T1952Z-121225T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 152 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JACKSON... NORTH CENTRAL POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. FRANCISVILLE... SOUTHERN WILKINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 245 PM CST * AT 149 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BATCHELOR...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MELVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKEFIELD...SPILLMAN...WOODVILLE AND NORWOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND 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 DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND PHOTOS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3129 9107 3077 9108 3078 9173 3091 9174 TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 251DEG 39KT 3083 9162 $$ CAB
2 follow-up statements
942 WWUS54 KLIX 252009 RRA SVSLIX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 209 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 LAC037-077-125-MSC157-252045- /O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/ WILKINSON MS-POINTE COUPEE LA-EAST FELICIANA LA-WEST FELICIANA LA- 209 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN WILKINSON COUNTY...AND WEST FELICIANA...WESTERN EAST FELICIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL POINTE COUPEE PARISHES... AT 204 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. FRANCISVILLE...OR NEAR NEW ROADS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKEFIELD...SPILLMAN...JACKSON...WOODVILLE AND NORWOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND PHOTOS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3129 9107 3077 9108 3078 9173 3091 9174 TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 251DEG 39KT 3078 9139 $$ CAB
722 WWUS54 KLIX 252023 SVSLIX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 LAC077-252033- /O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/ POINTE COUPEE LA- 223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL POINTE COUPEE PARISH IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3077 9108 3078 9137 3113 9136 3129 9107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 251DEG 39KT 3082 9123 $$ LAC037-125-MSC157-252045- /O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/ WILKINSON MS-EAST FELICIANA LA-WEST FELICIANA LA- 223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTY...AND EASTERN WEST FELICIANA AND WESTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISHES... AT 219 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODVILLE AND NORWOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND PHOTOS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3077 9108 3078 9137 3113 9136 3129 9107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 251DEG 39KT 3082 9123 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 8:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:03 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:27 AM CST | Gale Warning | LIX | 26 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 35 hr | |
| Dec 25, 6:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 10:28 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard, Saint James and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 1:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 33 min |
| Dec 25, 1:58 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Dec 25, 2:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 38 min |
| Dec 25, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 2:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 33 min | |
| Dec 25, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 45 min |
| Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 37 min |
| Dec 25, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana | 34 min |
| Dec 25, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles | 25 min |
| Dec 25, 2:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 36 min |
| Dec 25, 2:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge | 32 min |
| Dec 25, 2:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 3:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles | 28 min |
| Dec 25, 3:05 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 40 min | |
| Dec 25, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 62 min |
| Dec 25, 3:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 44 min |
| Dec 25, 3:49 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 26 min | |
| Dec 25, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Washington | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 3:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 16 min |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 44 min |
| Dec 25, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 64 min |
| Dec 25, 4:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 45 min | |
| Dec 25, 4:39 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 96 min | |
| Dec 25, 4:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 58 min |
| Dec 25, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint John the Baptist, Terrebonne | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 5:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 63 min | |
| Dec 25, 1:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 27 min |
| Dec 25, 1:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 3:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 22 min |
| Dec 25, 3:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 30 min |
| Dec 25, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 28 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.