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Tornado Warning 31, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:27 PM CST for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:27 PM CST (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Plaquemines Parish, LA
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 |
| Feb 23, 2:13 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
568
WFUS54 KLIX 232127
TORLIX
LAC075-232215-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0031.160223T2127Z-160223T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
327 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 326 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPIRE...OR 21 MILES
SOUTH OF PORT SULPHUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
BURAS-TRIUMPH AROUND 350 PM CST.
BURAS AROUND 355 PM CST.
BOOTHVILLE-VENICE AROUND 400 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BOOTHVILLE ASOS.
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 2929 8967 2933 8964 2930 8967 2930 8972
2948 8959 2946 8952 2940 8952 2942 8958
2940 8958 2939 8956 2938 8933 2935 8940
2935 8936 2933 8937 2935 8930 2924 8952
2923 8950 2922 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 220DEG 34KT 2918 8973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
350
WWUS54 KLIX 232146
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
346 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC075-232215-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160223T2215Z/
PLAQUEMINES LA-
346 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
PLAQUEMINES PARISH...
AT 345 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EMPIRE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT SULPHUR...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES PARISH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BOOTHVILLE ASOS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 2929 8967 2933 8964 2930 8967 2930 8972
2948 8959 2946 8952 2940 8952 2942 8958
2940 8958 2939 8956 2938 8933 2935 8940
2935 8936 2933 8937 2935 8930 2924 8952
2923 8950 2922 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 203DEG 41KT 2939 8963
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 11:45 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, 3:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.