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Tornado Warning 95, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 2:07 PM CST for Saint Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 38 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, 2:07 PM CST (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.
893
WFUS54 KLIX 252007
TORLIX
LAC103-105-117-252045-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0095.121225T2007Z-121225T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
207 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMMOND...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRANKLINTON...BOGALUSA...
* UNTIL 245 PM CST
* AT 204 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HAMMOND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROBERT...FOLSOM AND ENON
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 3099 8997 3080 8980 3079 8981 3080 8982
3078 8982 3041 9045 3054 9057 3056 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 232DEG 42KT 3054 9043
$$1 follow-up statement
385
WWUS54 KLIX 252031
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
231 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
LAC105-252041-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-
231 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3080 8980 3079 8981 3080 8982 3078 8982
3074 8989 3059 9015 3066 9024 3078 9027
3099 8997
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 232DEG 42KT 3071 9017
$$
LAC103-117-252045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/
ST. TAMMANY LA-WASHINGTON LA-
231 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISHES...
AT 229 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FOLSOM...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLINTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ENON
AND BOGALUSA
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 3080 8980 3079 8981 3080 8982 3078 8982
3074 8989 3059 9015 3066 9024 3078 9027
3099 8997
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 232DEG 42KT 3071 9017
$$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, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 53 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, 2:17 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 |
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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.