Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 20, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 11:45 AM CST for Ascension Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 min. 4 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 23, 2016, 11:45 AM CST (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Ascension Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 12:05 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | Prairieville, LA | PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SURVEY. |
| Feb 23, 12:05 PM CST | TORNADO | Prairieville, LA | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO GOLDS GYM IN PRAIRIEVILLE. |
| Feb 23, 12:10 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Sw Prairieville, LA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO CROSSED I-10 NEAR EXIT 171. |
| Feb 23, 12:17 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 N Prairieville, LA | TORNADO CROSSED HOO SHOO TOO ROAD EAST OF SOUTH TIGER BEND ROAD. |
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 23, 11:08 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
172
WFUS54 KLIX 231745
TORLIX
LAC005-033-047-231815-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0020.160223T1745Z-160223T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1145 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CST
* AT 1145 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CARVILLE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF GONZALES...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. GABRIEL...PRAIRIEVILLE...CARVILLE...GEISMER...OLD JEFFERSON...
VILLAGE ST. GEORGE AND SHENANDOAH.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3041 9104 3032 9083 3018 9106 3021 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 221DEG 23KT 3022 9108
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
110
WWUS54 KLIX 231800
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1200 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC047-231810-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160223T1815Z/
IBERVILLE LA-
1200 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL IBERVILLE PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3032 9083 3023 9098 3026 9104 3039 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 221DEG 23KT 3029 9101
$$
LAC005-033-231815-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160223T1815Z/
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-ASCENSION LA-
1200 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE AND NORTHWESTERN ASCENSION PARISHES...
AT 1200 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER PRAIRIEVILLE...OR NEAR OAK HILLS PLACE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRAIRIEVILLE AND OLD JEFFERSON.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3032 9083 3023 9098 3026 9104 3039 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 221DEG 23KT 3029 9101
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| Feb 23, 10:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Charles | 32 min |
| Feb 23, 11:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 19 min |
| Feb 23, 11:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson | 17 min |
| Feb 23, 11:16 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 59 min | |
| Feb 23, 11:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Lafourche, Terrebonne | 44 min |
| Feb 23, 11:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 32 min |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 12:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 12:58 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Feb 23, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 31 min |
| Feb 23, 1:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 27 min |
| Feb 23, 1:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 1:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 46 min |
| Feb 23, 1:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 1:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Washington | 24 min |
| Feb 23, 1:58 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Saint James | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:24 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 51 min | |
| Feb 23, 2:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 2:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 44 min |
| Feb 23, 3:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 45 min | |
| Feb 23, 3:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Saint James | 27 min |
| Feb 23, 3:06 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 24 min | |
| Feb 23, 3:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville | 18 min |
| Feb 23, 3:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 41 min |
| Feb 23, 3:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 26 min |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Plaquemines | 48 min |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 37 min | |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 37 min |
| Feb 23, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 33 min |
| Feb 23, 3:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| Feb 23, 3:48 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 4:04 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 41 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 33 min |
| Feb 23, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist | 26 min |
| Feb 23, 4:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 38 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:42 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 48 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 46 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 27 min |
| Feb 23, 5:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 36 min |
| Feb 23, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 47 min |
| Feb 23, 5:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 33 min |
| Feb 23, 5:54 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 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.