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Tornado Warning 63, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 1:45 PM CDT for East Baton Rouge Parish, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 30, 2016, 1:45 PM CDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Denham Springs, LA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON WAX ROAD SOUTHEAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS. RADAR ESTIMATED THE TIME OF THE EVENT. |
| Apr 30, 1:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Walker, LA | TREE FELL ON A HOUSE AT 24605 WALKER SOUTH ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 30, 2:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 E Denham Springs, LA | PUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 60 MPH WIND GUST 1 MILE NORTH OF I-12 AT HIGHWAY 447. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted.
020
WFUS54 KLIX 301845
TORLIX
LAC033-063-301915-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0063.160430T1845Z-160430T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
145 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 144 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DENHAM SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
WALKER AROUND 200 PM CDT.
LIVINGSTON AROUND 210 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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3065 9070 3065 9066 3041 9058 3038 9099
3047 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 252DEG 24KT 3046 9096
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
24/RR2 follow-up statements
897
WWUS54 KLIX 301905
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
205 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC033-301915-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160430T1915Z/
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-
205 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3039 9084 3048 9081 3050 9061 3041 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 276DEG 42KT 3044 9075
$$
LAC063-301915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160430T1915Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-
205 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LIVINGSTON PARISH...
AT 205 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LIVINGSTON...OR 12 MILES EAST OF DENHAM SPRINGS...
MOVING EAST AT 50 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 LIVINGSTON PARISH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3039 9084 3048 9081 3050 9061 3041 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 276DEG 42KT 3044 9075
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
24/RR791
WWUS54 KLIX 301922
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
222 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC063-301932-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160430T1915Z/
LIVINGSTON LA-
222 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LIVINGSTON PARISH HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3039 9084 3048 9081 3050 9061 3041 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 252DEG 24KT 3044 9075
$$
24/RRThe 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, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 15 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, 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 |
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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.