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Tornado Warning 34, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2014, 11:28 AM CST for Amite County, Pike County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 47 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014, 11:28 AM CST (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2014, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Pike County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 11:41 AM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Liberty, MS | |
| Dec 23, 12:00 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 S Smithdale, MS | PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. |
| Dec 23, 12:00 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 S Smithdale, MS | 1 INCH SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 65 MPH. |
| Dec 23, 12:00 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 S Smithdale, MS | QUARTER SIZE HAIL. WIND GUST ESTIMATED AROUND 65 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 23, 9:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
394
WFUS54 KLIX 231728
TORLIX
LAC037-MSC005-113-231815-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0034.141223T1728Z-141223T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1128 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIBERTY...
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MCCOMB...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CST
* AT 1125 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FELPS...OR
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
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 600 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3100 9077 3099 9084 3093 9088 3097 9110
3100 9109 3100 9106 3105 9106 3136 9091
3135 9026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 225DEG 42KT 3098 9093
$$2 follow-up statements
333
WWUS54 KLIX 231740
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1140 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
LAC037-231749-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141223T1815Z/
EAST FELICIANA LA-
1140 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST FELICIANA PARISH IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3135 9026 3100 9077 3100 9085 3105 9091
3114 9093 3135 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 227DEG 44KT 3108 9081
$$
MSC005-113-231815-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141223T1815Z/
AMITE MS-PIKE MS-
1140 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR PIKE AND
AMITE COUNTIES...
AT 1135 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF LIBERTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SMITHDALE...MCCOMB AND SUMMIT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 600 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3135 9026 3100 9077 3100 9085 3105 9091
3114 9093 3135 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 227DEG 44KT 3108 9081
$$487
WWUS54 KLIX 231810
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC005-113-231820-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141223T1815Z/
AMITE MS-PIKE MS-
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PIKE AND AMITE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 PM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3135 9026 3100 9077 3100 9085 3105 9091
3114 9093 3135 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 227DEG 44KT 3134 9049
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 6:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Dec 23, 7:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Amite | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 9:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 47 min |
| Dec 23, 9:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Wilkinson | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 10:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Dec 23, 10:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 10:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 48 min |
| Dec 23, 11:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 11:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Wilkinson | 55 min |
| Dec 23, 12:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 50 min |
| Dec 23, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 3:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 55 min |
| Dec 23, 3:18 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 87 min | |
| Dec 23, 3:34 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 44 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Iberville | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 7:09 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 51 min | |
| Dec 23, 8:07 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 83 min | |
| Dec 23, 8:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 8:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Plaquemines | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 8:41 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Dec 23, 8:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Dec 23, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 46 min |
| Dec 23, 9:41 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Dec 23, 9:51 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 24 min | |
| Dec 23, 10:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 10:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena, West Feliciana | 23 min |
| Dec 23, 12:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena | 57 min |
| Dec 23, 12:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 1:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 1:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 23 min |
| Dec 23, 3:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Washington | 66 min |
| Dec 23, 3:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Saint James | 64 min |
| Dec 23, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Saint James | 48 min |
| Dec 23, 4:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 4:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 4:22 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 53 min | |
| Dec 23, 4:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist | 22 min |
| Dec 23, 4:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Washington | 66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.