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Tornado Warning 24, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 12:40 PM CST for Livingston Parish, Saint Helena Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 35 min. 5 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, 12:40 PM CST (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 1:15 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Livingston Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 12:45 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 1 N Livingston, LA | PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED 120 MPH WITH A 1/4 MILE WIDE PATH. MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SURVEY. |
| Feb 23, 12:45 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ene Livingston, LA | LARGE DELIVERY TRUCK FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE NEAR HIGHWAY 1036 NEAR CHARLES HOLDEN ROAD. |
| Feb 23, 1:14 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 4 Wsw Amite, LA | DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO AN UNSECURED TRAILER AND TO SOME WEAK TREES. MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW LATER UPON CONCLUSION OF SURVEY. |
| Feb 23, 1:14 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 5 Wsw Amite, LA | INFORMATION FROM DAMAGE SURVEY INDICATES AN EF0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 85 MPH BEGAN 3 AND HALF MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MONTPELIER NEAR GREEN LANE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST ENDING NEAR PARISH ROAD 159 JACKSON LANE. DAMAGE PATH WAS 1500 FEET WITH A MAX |
| Feb 23, 1:14 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 E Montpelier, LA | TRAILER RECEIVED MODERATE DAMAGE AND WAS ROLLED OVER. IN ADDITION MULTIPLE TREES WERE DAMAGED. |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.
291
WFUS54 KLIX 231840
TORLIX
LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0024.160223T1840Z-160223T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1240 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 115 PM CST
* AT 1239 PM CST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
LIVINGSTON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3044 9076 3049 9085 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 220DEG 26KT 3048 9078
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
764
WWUS54 KLIX 231848
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC063-091-105-231915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160223T1915Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-LIVINGSTON LA-ST. HELENA LA-
1248 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ST.
HELENA PARISHES...
AT 1248 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LIVINGSTON...OR 14 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MONTPELIER AROUND 110 PM CST.
AMITE CITY AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 115 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3048 9071 3054 9081 3072 9070 3072 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 220DEG 26KT 3053 9073
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 11:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville | 30 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, 12:58 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.