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Tornado Warning 12, NWS New Orleans, LA

February 15, 2016East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 11:44 AM CST for East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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
Feb 15, 2016, 11:44 AM CST (17:44 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2016, 12:15 PM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 15, 11:53 AM CSTHAIL 0.25Centreville, MSQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CENTREVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Feb 15, 11:53 AM CSTHAIL 1Centreville, MSQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CENTREVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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
Feb 15, 9:30 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 12:00Z on 2016-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 569 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
320 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.4

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The text

As transmitted.

780 
WFUS54 KLIX 151744
TORLIX
LAC037-125-MSC005-157-151815-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0012.160215T1744Z-160215T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1144 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CST
    
* AT 1144 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SPILLMAN...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON...
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WILSON AND NORWOOD AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  CENTREVILLE AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  FELPS AROUND 1215 PM CST.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NEW ORLEANS.

&&

LAT...LON 3095 9132 3108 9131 3115 9090 3086 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 271DEG 23KT 3100 9123 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MJH
1 follow-up statement
825 
WWUS54 KLIX 151754
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1154 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

LAC125-151804-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160215T1815Z/
WEST FELICIANA LA-
1154 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3115 9090 3086 9090 3093 9120 3094 9119
      3096 9120 3098 9118 3100 9118 3100 9121
      3110 9120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 271DEG 23KT 3100 9115 

$$

LAC037-MSC005-157-151815-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160215T1815Z/
EAST FELICIANA LA-AMITE MS-WILKINSON MS-
1154 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH...SOUTHWESTERN AMITE AND
SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 1154 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NORWOOD...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WILSON AND NORWOOD AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  CENTREVILLE AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  FELPS AROUND 1215 PM CST.

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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3115 9090 3086 9090 3093 9120 3094 9119
      3096 9120 3098 9118 3100 9118 3100 9121
      3110 9120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 271DEG 23KT 3100 9115 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 5:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington55 min
Feb 15, 6:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington34 min
Feb 15, 10:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana44 min
Feb 15, 10:47 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX7 hr
Feb 15, 11:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana40 min
Feb 15, 11:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, West Feliciana29 min
Feb 15, 11:46 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX59 min
Feb 15, 12:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXIberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana29 min
Feb 15, 12:06 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana24 min
Feb 15, 12:13 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa32 min
Feb 15, 12:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana33 min
Feb 15, 12:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans29 min
Feb 15, 12:38 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX67 min
Feb 15, 12:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington48 min
Feb 15, 12:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany25 min
Feb 15, 12:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles36 min
Feb 15, 1:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa25 min
Feb 15, 1:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWest Baton Rouge36 min
Feb 15, 1:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard35 min
Feb 15, 2:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington36 min
Feb 15, 2:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston24 min
Feb 15, 2:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa36 min
Feb 15, 2:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany27 min
Feb 15, 2:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge31 min
Feb 15, 2:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston37 min
Feb 15, 2:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany34 min
Feb 15, 3:23 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX37 min
Feb 15, 3:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston51 min
Feb 15, 3:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension44 min
Feb 15, 3:39 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX36 min
Feb 15, 3:43 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX62 min
Feb 15, 3:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPlaquemines28 min
Feb 15, 3:53 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX67 min
Feb 15, 4:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAssumption, Saint James34 min
Feb 15, 4:14 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX61 min
Feb 15, 4:30 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX60 min
Feb 15, 4:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX65 min
Feb 15, 4:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles65 min
Feb 15, 5:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson24 min
Feb 15, 5:29 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min
Feb 15, 11:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPearl River51 min
Feb 15, 12:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson14 min
Feb 15, 12:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson42 min
Feb 15, 12:50 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXPike25 min
Feb 15, 1:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock26 min
Feb 15, 1:19 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWalthall26 min
Feb 15, 1:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock50 min
Feb 15, 1:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson23 min
Feb 15, 1:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock, Harrison32 min
Feb 15, 2:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPike, Walthall24 min
Feb 15, 2:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHarrison46 min
Feb 15, 2:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson28 min
Feb 15, 2:58 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock32 min
Feb 15, 3:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison34 min
Feb 15, 3:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock33 min
Feb 15, 4:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHarrison, Jackson26 min
Feb 15, 4:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson34 min

Nearby

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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.