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Tornado Warning 9, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2015, 8:48 AM CDT for 5 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 27, 2015, 8:48 AM CDT (13:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2015, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 6:01 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 2462 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.1
- Supercell composite
- 23.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KLIX 271348
TORLIX
LAC033-037-077-121-125-271415-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0009.150427T1348Z-150427T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
848 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT
* AT 847 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR FORDOCHE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ROADS...AND MOVING EAST
AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATON ROUGE...ZACHARY...NEW ROADS...ST. FRANCISVILLE...LIVONIA...
MORGANZA AND ERWINVILLE.
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 IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. 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 YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3083 9160 3080 9117 3048 9120 3047 9146
3050 9149 3050 9153 3049 9156 3048 9156
3048 9157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 270DEG 55KT 3064 9156
$$
MJH2 follow-up statements
616
WWUS54 KLIX 271401
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
901 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015
LAC033-037-077-121-125-271415-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150427T1415Z/
WEST BATON ROUGE LA-EAST BATON ROUGE LA-WEST FELICIANA LA-
EAST FELICIANA LA-POINTE COUPEE LA-
901 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WEST BATON ROUGE...NORTHWESTERN EAST BATON ROUGE...SOUTHEASTERN WEST
FELICIANA...SOUTHWESTERN EAST FELICIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN POINTE
COUPEE PARISHES...
AT 901 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST
OF ZACHARY...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATON ROUGE...ZACHARY...NEW ROADS...ST. FRANCISVILLE AND ERWINVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 9142 3080 9117 3048 9120 3047 9143
3049 9143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 270DEG 55KT 3064 9130
$$
MJH595
WWUS54 KLIX 271411
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
911 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015
LAC033-037-077-121-125-271421-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150427T1415Z/
WEST BATON ROUGE LA-EAST BATON ROUGE LA-WEST FELICIANA LA-
EAST FELICIANA LA-POINTE COUPEE LA-
911 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WEST BATON ROUGE...NORTHWESTERN
EAST BATON ROUGE...SOUTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA...SOUTHWESTERN EAST
FELICIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN POINTE COUPEE PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 915
AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW ORLEANS.
LAT...LON 3080 9142 3080 9117 3048 9120 3047 9143
3049 9143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 270DEG 55KT 3064 9130
$$
MJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and 1 more | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 8:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 58 min | |
| Apr 27, 8:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee and 3 more | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Saint James | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 9:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 65 min | |
| Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena and 5 more | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 9:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 9:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 83 min | |
| Apr 27, 9:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James and 2 more | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 9:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Tangipahoa | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 9:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 32 min | |
| Apr 27, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 2 more | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 55 min | |
| Apr 27, 10:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 91 min | |
| Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 94 min | |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 50 min | |
| Apr 27, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 11:17 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 56 min | |
| Apr 27, 11:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 54 min | |
| Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 65 min | |
| Apr 27, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 59 min | |
| Apr 27, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Terrebonne | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 12:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Feliciana, West Feliciana | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 65 min | |
| Apr 27, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pointe Coupee | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Feliciana | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pointe Coupee | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 5:59 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Lafourche | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 33 min | |
| Apr 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Terrebonne | 44 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.