Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 57, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 11:56 AM CDT for Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 15 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
- Apr 30, 2016, 11:56 AM CDT (16:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 12:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Wilkinson County, MS
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.9
The text
As transmitted.
060
WFUS54 KLIX 301656
TORLIX
LAC077-125-MSC157-301730-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0057.160430T1656Z-160430T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1156 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN WILKINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 1156 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LETTSWORTH...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SIMMESPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
BATCHELOR AROUND 1200 PM CDT.
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.
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 3087 9180 3097 9180 3101 9165 3099 9166
3097 9166 3100 9163 3103 9157 3105 9150
3085 9142 3079 9178 3081 9180 3084 9180
3086 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 261DEG 29KT 3090 9172
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJH1 follow-up statement
524
WWUS54 KLIX 301711
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1211 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC077-125-MSC157-301720-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-160430T1730Z/
WEST FELICIANA LA-POINTE COUPEE LA-WILKINSON MS-
1211 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WEST FELICIANA...NORTHWESTERN
POINTE COUPEE PARISHES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
WILKINSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW ORLEANS.
LAT...LON 3087 9180 3097 9180 3101 9165 3099 9166
3097 9166 3100 9163 3103 9157 3105 9150
3085 9142 3079 9178 3081 9180 3084 9180
3086 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 261DEG 29KT 3092 9158
$$
MJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 4:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more | 58 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:02 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist | 8 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, West Feliciana | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Iberville | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Helena | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 117 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 17 min |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Saint Charles | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Saint Charles | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 69 min |
| Apr 30, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 89 min |
| Apr 30, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 min | |
| Apr 30, 4:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Bernard | 116 min |
| Apr 30, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 113 min | |
| Apr 30, 4:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Saint Tammany | 114 min |
| Apr 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Orleans, Saint Tammany | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Terrebonne | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 86 min | |
| Apr 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 24 min | |
| Apr 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Apr 30, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Plaquemines | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Apr 30, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 57 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 57 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.