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Tornado Warning 32, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:38 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 37 min. 3 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, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Ascension Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 23, 2:13 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.
088
WFUS54 KLIX 232138
TORLIX
LAC005-063-093-095-232215-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0032.160223T2138Z-160223T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
338 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 338 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CONVENT...OR 7 MILES EAST OF DONALDSONVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
GRAMERCY AND LUTCHER AROUND 350 PM CST.
WALLACE AROUND 355 PM CST.
RESERVE...LAPLACE AND GARYVILLE AROUND 405 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 3029 9061 3022 9058 3021 9058 3021 9059
3020 9060 3019 9060 3017 9056 3005 9051
3003 9090 3015 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 247DEG 36KT 3008 9087
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJH2 follow-up statements
555
WWUS54 KLIX 232149
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
349 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC005-063-093-095-232215-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160223T2215Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-ST. JAMES LA-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-ASCENSION LA-
349 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON...NORTHEASTERN ST. JAMES...NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST AND EAST CENTRAL ASCENSION PARISHES...
AT 349 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LUTCHER...OR 11 MILES WEST OF RESERVE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GARYVILLE AROUND 400 PM CST.
RESERVE AND LAPLACE AROUND 405 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 9061 3022 9058 3021 9058 3021 9059
3020 9060 3019 9060 3017 9056 3005 9051
3004 9079 3020 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 247DEG 36KT 3012 9075
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJH214
WWUS54 KLIX 232210
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
410 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
LAC005-063-093-095-232220-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160223T2215Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-ST. JAMES LA-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-ASCENSION LA-
410 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON...NORTHEASTERN
ST. JAMES...NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND EAST CENTRAL
ASCENSION PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3029 9061 3022 9058 3021 9058 3021 9059
3020 9060 3019 9060 3017 9056 3005 9051
3004 9079 3020 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 247DEG 36KT 3012 9075
$$
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, 3:19 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, 3:42 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.