Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 48, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 6:02 AM CDT for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 13 min. 2 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 6:02 AM CDT (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Tangipahoa Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:05 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 S Kentwood, LA | A WEAK TORNADO TRACK STARTED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUHTWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF TANGIPAHOA. THE TORNADO CROSSED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 55 DOWNING OR SNAPPING SEVERAL DOZEN PINE TREES. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY. THE TORNAD |
| Mar 31, 6:14 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Tangipahoa, LA | TREES DOWNED AND DEBRIS BLOWN ACROSS INTERSTATE 55 NEAR MILE MARKER 56. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted.
739
WFUS54 KLIX 311102
TORLIX
LAC105-311115-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0048.160331T1102Z-160331T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
602 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 601 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSELAND...OR 7 MILES EAST OF GREENSBURG...MOVING
EAST 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...
WILMER AROUND 615 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TANGIPAHOA.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3095 9035 3091 9035 3090 9033 3089 9033
3089 9032 3087 9032 3084 9030 3081 9029
3077 9026 3075 9027 3074 9026 3072 9026
3074 9057 3093 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 267DEG 36KT 3084 9055
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
24/RR2 follow-up statements
958
WWUS54 KLIX 311109
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
609 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
LAC105-311115-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160331T1115Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-
609 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...
AT 608 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR KENTWOOD...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF AMITE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
TANGIPAHOA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3083 9053 3093 9057 3095 9035 3091 9035
3090 9033 3089 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1108Z 241DEG 32KT 3087 9050
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
24/RR210
WWUS54 KLIX 311125
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
625 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
LAC105-311134-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160331T1115Z/
TANGIPAHOA LA-
625 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH UNTIL 7 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3083 9053 3093 9057 3095 9035 3091 9035
3090 9033 3089 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1122Z 267DEG 36KT 3087 9050
$$
24/RRThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Feliciana | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | West Feliciana | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 5:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 6:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 11 min |
| Mar 31, 6:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 3 days |
| Mar 31, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 4 days |
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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.