Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 7, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2014, 4:45 AM CDT for Washington Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 16, 2014, 4:45 AM CDT (09:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Washington Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612
WFUS54 KLIX 160945
TORLIX
LAC117-161015-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0007.140316T0945Z-140316T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
445 AM CDT SUN MAR 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...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT
* AT 442 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF
FRANKLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRANKLINTON BY 450 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VARNADO BY 515 AM CDT...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3090 9031 3100 9014 3100 8983 3101 8978
3092 8975 3091 8977 3089 8976 3090 8977
3089 8977 3080 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 251DEG 37KT 3087 9023
$$
24/RR3 follow-up statements
509
WWUS54 KLIX 160951
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
451 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
LAC117-161015-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1015Z/
WASHINGTON LA-
451 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
WASHINGTON PARISH...
AT 446 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLINTON...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ANGIE AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VARNADO BY 515 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3081 9024 3092 9028 3099 9016 3100 9012
3100 8983 3101 8978 3092 8975 3091 8977
3089 8976 3090 8977 3089 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 251DEG 37KT 3089 9016
$$
24/RR248
WWUS54 KLIX 161000
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
500 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
LAC117-161015-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1015Z/
WASHINGTON LA-
500 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
WASHINGTON PARISH...
AT 456 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLINTON...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ANGIE AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VARNADO BY 515 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH.
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 NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3088 8982 3083 9014 3097 9019 3098 9018
3100 9011 3100 8983 3101 8978 3092 8975
3091 8977 3090 8976 3090 8977 3089 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 251DEG 37KT 3092 9006
$$
24/RR197
WWUS54 KLIX 161009
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
509 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
LAC117-161019-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1015Z/
WASHINGTON LA-
509 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WASHINGTON PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM
CDT...
THIS TORNADO WARNING IS BEING REPLACED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3088 8982 3083 9014 3097 9019 3098 9018
3100 9011 3100 8983 3101 8978 3092 8975
3091 8977 3090 8976 3090 8977 3089 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 251DEG 37KT 3095 8996
$$
24/RRThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 10:07 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena and 1 more | 110 min |
| Mar 16, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 16, 6:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Saint Charles, Saint James and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 31 min | |
| Mar 16, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 97 min | |
| Mar 16, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 min | |
| Mar 16, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 60 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 min | |
| Mar 16, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 63 min | |
| Mar 16, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 47 min | |
| Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 16 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.