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Tornado Warning 63, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 28, 2015Livingston Parish, Saint Helena Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2015, 2:53 AM CST for Livingston Parish, Saint Helena Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report 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 28, 2015, 2:53 AM CST (08:53 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2015, 4:00 AM CST
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Livingston Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 28, 2:53 AM CSTTORNADO2 Ene Walker, LANWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 100MPH. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR HIGHWAY 190 AND WOODSIDE DRIVE AROUND 253AM AND TRAVELLED NORTHEAST. AN 18 WHEELER WAS FLIPPED AND A TRAILER WAS REPOSITIONED ALONG WITH A METAL ROOF BEING RIPPED

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 27, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 28, 2:23 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2015-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1485 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 2015-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 219 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1485 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
9.7

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The text

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

709 
WFUS54 KLIX 280853
TORLIX
LAC063-091-105-281000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0063.151228T0853Z-151228T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
253 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 400 AM CST

* AT 253 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
  TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED OVER
  WALKER...OR 7 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 45
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 315 AM CST.
  GREENSBURG AND DARLINGTON AROUND 330 AM CST.
  EASLEYVILLE AROUND 335 AM CST.
  KENTWOOD AROUND 345 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TANGIPAHOA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3042 9076 3047 9088 3100 9078 3100 9040
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 199DEG 37KT 3049 9083 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 12:00 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more8 hr
Dec 28, 12:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXIberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana57 min
Dec 28, 1:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana25 min
Dec 28, 1:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge30 min
Dec 28, 1:46 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 min
Dec 28, 1:51 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXIberville24 min
Dec 28, 1:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Iberville50 min
Dec 28, 2:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana30 min
Dec 28, 2:17 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston28 min
Dec 28, 2:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston38 min
Dec 28, 2:28 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena47 min
Dec 28, 2:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist40 min
Dec 28, 2:41 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena49 min
Dec 28, 2:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche, Terrebonne26 min
Dec 28, 3:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa57 min
Dec 28, 3:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne40 min
Dec 28, 3:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist43 min
Dec 28, 3:20 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX55 min
Dec 28, 3:28 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa32 min
Dec 28, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington27 min
Dec 28, 3:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington58 min
Dec 28, 4:00 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington30 min
Dec 28, 4:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson, Orleans65 min
Dec 28, 4:11 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Dec 28, 4:28 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany32 min
Dec 28, 4:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington31 min
Dec 28, 4:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington25 min
Dec 28, 4:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXOrleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany28 min
Dec 28, 4:51 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX24 min
Dec 28, 5:09 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX66 min
Dec 28, 6:07 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX53 min
Dec 28, 7:01 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 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.