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Tornado Warning 29, NWS New Orleans, LA

November 16, 2014East Baton Rouge Parish, Livingston Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2014, 9:16 PM CST for East Baton Rouge Parish, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 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
Nov 16, 2014, 9:16 PM CST (03:16 UTC)
Expired
Nov 16, 2014, 9:45 PM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 16, 2:45 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 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 00:00Z on 2014-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 496 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 00:00Z on 2014-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
496 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
414 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

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

807 
WFUS54 KLIX 170316
TORLIX
LAC033-063-170345-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0029.141117T0316Z-141117T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
916 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
  LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DENHAM SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 945 PM CST

* AT 915 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DENHAM
  SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WALKER BY 930 PM CST...
  LIVINGSTON BY 940 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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 1000 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3064 9078 3047 9062 3034 9098 3035 9099
      3034 9100 3044 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 237DEG 28KT 3043 9095

$$

MJH
2 follow-up statements
994 
WWUS54 KLIX 170327
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
927 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

LAC033-170337-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141117T0345Z/
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-
927 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3047 9098 3050 9097 3064 9078 3047 9062
      3036 9093 3039 9095 3039 9097 3040 9097
      3041 9096 3042 9098 3044 9097 3046 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 237DEG 28KT 3047 9087

$$

LAC063-170345-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141117T0345Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-
927 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR
LIVINGSTON PARISH...

AT 924 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALKER...OR NEAR
DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LIVINGSTON BY 940 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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 1000 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3047 9098 3050 9097 3064 9078 3047 9062
      3036 9093 3039 9095 3039 9097 3040 9097
      3041 9096 3042 9098 3044 9097 3046 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 237DEG 28KT 3047 9087

$$

MJH
977 
WWUS54 KLIX 170337
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
937 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

LAC063-170347-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141117T0345Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-
937 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LIVINGSTON PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM
CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3047 9098 3050 9097 3064 9078 3047 9062
      3036 9093 3039 9095 3039 9097 3040 9097
      3041 9096 3042 9098 3044 9097 3046 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 237DEG 28KT 3051 9079

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 6:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXIberville39 min
Nov 16, 7:17 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston43 min
Nov 16, 7:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge49 min
Nov 16, 8:06 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa24 min
Nov 16, 8:28 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa47 min
Nov 16, 8:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge50 min
Nov 16, 9:15 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington30 min
Nov 16, 9:19 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa and 1 more116 min
Nov 16, 9:43 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington47 min
Nov 16, 9:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa44 min
Nov 16, 9:58 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa32 min
Nov 16, 10:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa, Washington64 min
Nov 16, 10:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAssumption, Saint James66 min
Nov 16, 11:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston55 min
Nov 16, 11:19 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Nov 16, 11:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint James64 min
Nov 16, 11:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist64 min
Nov 16, 11:52 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX53 min
Nov 17, 12:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany30 min
Nov 17, 12:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany33 min
Nov 17, 12:47 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX43 min
Nov 17, 1:04 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX56 min
Nov 17, 1:36 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX54 min
Nov 17, 1:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard36 min
Nov 17, 2:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX90 min
Nov 17, 2:34 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX86 min
Nov 17, 3:30 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX90 min
Nov 17, 4:44 AM CSTFreeze WarningLIXAssumption, Iberville, Saint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist25 hr
Nov 17, 4:44 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington and 2 more25 hr
Nov 17, 5:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX90 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.