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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS New Orleans, LA

February 25, 20135 parishes in Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 25, 2013, 2:24 PM CST for 5 parishes in 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2013, 2:24 PM CST (20:24 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 2013, 3:15 PM CST
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ascension Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 25, 12:26 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 12:00Z on 2013-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2013-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 25, 7:14 AM CST, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 7:14 AM CST, 7 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 11:49 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1149 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-260600-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1149 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A FEW
OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL
SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS. A WARM FRONT WILL START TO MOVE INLAND
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. ANY STORMS THAT CAN DEVELOP
NEAR OR SOUTH OF THIS FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. FLASH FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE WHERE REPEAT HEAVY RAIN OCCURS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHSHORE WITH WEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON TIDAL LAKES AND
SOUNDS IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

MULTIPLE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA.
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHSHORE WITH WEST WINDS
INCREASING UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS IS IN
EFFECT ON TUESDAY.

A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE
FRIDAY.
SEVERAL AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE A FREEZE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
MORNINGS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ONGOING
FLOODING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.

24/RR

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 25, 12:46 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 6:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist31 min
Feb 24, 6:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard45 min
Feb 24, 6:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Saint Charles49 min
Feb 24, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne45 min
Feb 24, 6:57 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX63 min
Feb 24, 7:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint John the Baptist28 min
Feb 24, 7:10 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX50 min
Feb 24, 7:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne52 min
Feb 24, 7:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Terrebonne49 min
Feb 24, 7:56 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Feb 24, 8:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist52 min
Feb 24, 8:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles38 min
Feb 24, 8:58 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX62 min
Feb 24, 9:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard34 min
Feb 24, 9:36 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX54 min
Feb 24, 9:45 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX45 min
Feb 24, 9:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Bernard34 min
Feb 24, 10:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany38 min
Feb 24, 10:14 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa3 days
Feb 24, 10:21 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge114 min
Feb 24, 11:04 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX56 min
Feb 24, 11:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Livingston28 min
Feb 24, 11:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James32 min
Feb 24, 11:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa46 min
Feb 24, 11:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist48 min
Feb 25, 12:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX28 min
Feb 25, 12:04 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX41 min
Feb 25, 12:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa46 min
Feb 25, 12:49 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Feb 25, 3:06 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans114 min
Feb 25, 3:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist34 min
Feb 25, 3:12 AM CSTGale WarningLIX30 hr
Feb 25, 3:12 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX21 hr
Feb 25, 3:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa33 min
Feb 25, 3:55 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany3 days
Feb 25, 3:55 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX50 min
Feb 25, 4:15 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany3 hr
Feb 25, 4:32 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa58 min
Feb 25, 4:43 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLIXSaint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist34 hr
Feb 25, 4:48 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX87 min
Feb 25, 5:01 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany52 hr
Feb 25, 5:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX28 min
Feb 25, 6:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany3 days
Feb 25, 6:23 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany33 hr
Feb 25, 2:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington49 min
Feb 25, 3:07 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX23 min
Feb 25, 3:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWest Feliciana38 min
Feb 25, 3:26 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX19 min
Feb 25, 3:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne46 min
Feb 25, 5:00 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX45 min
Feb 25, 5:29 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min
Feb 25, 5:31 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX44 min
Feb 25, 5:40 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines35 min
Feb 25, 12:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson23 min
Feb 25, 2:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson35 min
Feb 25, 3:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson43 min
Feb 25, 3:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson62 min
Feb 25, 8:21 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison50 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.