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Tornado Warning 12, NWS New Orleans, LA
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:53 AM CST | HAIL 0.25 | Centreville, MS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CENTREVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 15, 11:53 AM CST | HAIL 1 | Centreville, MS | QUARTER 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
MJH1 follow-up statement
825
WWUS54 KLIX 151754
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1154 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016
LAC125-151804-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160215T1815Z/
WEST FELICIANA LA-
1154 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3115 9090 3086 9090 3093 9120 3094 9119
3096 9120 3098 9118 3100 9118 3100 9121
3110 9120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 271DEG 23KT 3100 9115
$$
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
$$
MJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Washington | 55 min |
| Feb 15, 6:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Washington | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 10:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 10:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 40 min |
| Feb 15, 11:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, West Feliciana | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 11:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 59 min | |
| Feb 15, 12:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 12:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 12:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 12:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 12:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Orleans | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 12:38 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 67 min | |
| Feb 15, 12:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 12:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 12:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 1:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 1:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | West Baton Rouge | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 1:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Bernard | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 2:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Washington | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 2:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 2:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 2:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 2:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston | 37 min |
| Feb 15, 2:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 3:23 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 37 min | |
| Feb 15, 3:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Livingston | 51 min |
| Feb 15, 3:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 3:39 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 36 min | |
| Feb 15, 3:43 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Feb 15, 3:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Plaquemines | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 3:53 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 67 min | |
| Feb 15, 4:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption, Saint James | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 4:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| Feb 15, 4:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 60 min | |
| Feb 15, 4:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 65 min | |
| Feb 15, 4:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles | 65 min |
| Feb 15, 5:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 5:29 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 91 min | |
| Feb 15, 11:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 51 min |
| Feb 15, 12:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 14 min |
| Feb 15, 12:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 42 min |
| Feb 15, 12:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 1:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 1:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 1:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock | 50 min |
| Feb 15, 1:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 1:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 2:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 2:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 2:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 3:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 3:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 4:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 4:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 34 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.