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Tornado Warning 30, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:19 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 26 min. 7 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, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 4 Nnw Napoleonville, LA | PRELIMINARY HIGH END EF-2 DAMAGE. MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE SURVEY. |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM CST | TORNADO | Paincourtville, LA | TORNADO CONFIRMED BY RADAR TDS. EMERGENCY MANAGER RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREE AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND IS INVESTIGATING. |
| Feb 23, 3:31 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 5 Nw Convent, LA | *** 2 FATAL *** THE MAXIMUM WIND AND EF SCALE FOR ASSUMPTION PARISH TO ST JAMES PARISH STRONG TORNADO HAS BEEN INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO LOWER END EF3 TORNADO...VERSUS PREVIOUS UPPER EF2 SCALE RATING...WITH MAXIMUM WIND OF 140 MPH BASED ON EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Convent, LA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWNED IN CONVENT. |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 5 Nw Convent, LA | *** 2 FATAL *** UPDATED INFORMATION FROM DAMAGE SURVEY INDICATES THAT AN UPPER END EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 3 MILE WEST OF PLATTENVILLE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR APPOXIMATELY 20MILES ENDING AT AIRLINE HIGHWAY ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONVENT. DAMAGE PA |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 5 Nw Convent, LA | PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM SURVEY IS A VERY WIDE TRACK IN CONVENT. MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE TRACK SURVEY. |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Nw Convent, LA | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT THE SUGAR HILL RV PARK NW OF CONVENT. NUMBER OF INJURIES AND A POSSIBLE FATALITY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON SCENE |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
471
WFUS54 KLIX 232119
TORLIX
LAC005-007-047-093-232145-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0030.160223T2119Z-160223T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
319 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 345 PM CST
* AT 319 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PAINCOURTVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NAPOLEONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DONALDSONVILLE AND BELLE ROSE AROUND 330 PM CST.
CONVENT AROUND 340 PM CST.
GRAMERCY...LUTCHER AND SORRENTO AROUND 345 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 3028 9081 3010 9065 3009 9067 3006 9067
2993 9116 3003 9122 3004 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 242DEG 46KT 2999 9113
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJH1 follow-up statement
812
WWUS54 KLIX 232128
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
328 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC005-007-047-093-232145-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160223T2145Z/
ASSUMPTION LA-ST. JAMES LA-IBERVILLE LA-ASCENSION LA-
328 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
ASSUMPTION...NORTHERN ST. JAMES...SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE AND SOUTHERN
ASCENSION PARISHES...
AT 328 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER BELLE ROSE...OR NEAR DONALDSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CONVENT AROUND 340 PM CST.
GRAMERCY AND SORRENTO AROUND 345 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 9081 3010 9065 3009 9067 3006 9067
2993 9116 3003 9122 3004 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 242DEG 46KT 3004 9102
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJHThe 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, 12:40 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, 3:27 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.