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Tornado Warning 30, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2014, 9:43 PM CST for Washington Parish, Louisiana; Walthall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 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, 9:43 PM CST (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2014, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington Parish, LA, Walthall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
965
WFUS54 KLIX 170343
TORLIX
LAC117-MSC147-170430-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0030.141117T0343Z-141117T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
943 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLINTON...
WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
* AT 942 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
FRANKLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEXTER BY 1010 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 3108 8991 3108 8984 3107 8983 3101 8983
3101 8974 3099 8973 3097 8973 3095 8976
3093 8975 3077 9021 3089 9030 3112 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 238DEG 31KT 3087 9015
$$
MJH1 follow-up statement
708
WWUS54 KLIX 170414
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1014 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014
LAC117-MSC147-170430-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-141117T0430Z/
WALTHALL MS-WASHINGTON LA-
1014 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR WALTHALL
COUNTY...AND WASHINGTON PARISH...
AT 1011 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
DEXTER...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEXTER BY 1025 PM CST...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANGIE BY 1030 PM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8991 3108 8984 3107 8983 3101 8983
3101 8974 3097 8973 3095 8976 3093 8975
3085 8999 3101 9012 3112 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 238DEG 20KT 3095 8999
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 6:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Iberville | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 7:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 7:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 8:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 8:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 8:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Baton Rouge | 50 min |
| Nov 16, 9:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 9:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 9:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa and 1 more | 116 min |
| Nov 16, 9:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston, Tangipahoa | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 9:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Tangipahoa | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 10:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 64 min |
| Nov 16, 10:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption, Saint James | 66 min |
| Nov 16, 11:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 11:19 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 26 min | |
| Nov 16, 11:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint James | 64 min |
| Nov 16, 11:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 64 min |
| Nov 16, 11:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 53 min | |
| Nov 17, 12:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 12:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 33 min |
| Nov 17, 12:47 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 43 min | |
| Nov 17, 1:04 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 56 min | |
| Nov 17, 1:36 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 54 min | |
| Nov 17, 1:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Bernard | 36 min |
| Nov 17, 2:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 90 min | |
| Nov 17, 2:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 86 min | |
| Nov 17, 3:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 90 min | |
| Nov 17, 4:44 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | Assumption, Iberville, Saint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 25 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:44 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 17, 5:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 90 min | |
| Nov 16, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 11:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 53 min |
| Nov 17, 12:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 53 min |
| Nov 17, 1:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Nov 17, 3:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 29 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.