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Tornado Warning 66, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi; Orleans Parish, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 19 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, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 4:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Orleans Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 22 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.
783
WFUS54 KLIX 302129
TORLIX
LAC071-103-MSC045-047-302200-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0066.160430T2129Z-160430T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
429 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 428 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED NEAR
PEARLINGTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SLIDELL...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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PEARLINGTON AROUND 435 PM CDT.
BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND AND SHORELINE PARK AROUND 500 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8932 3024 8939 3015 8945 3016 8951
3012 8961 3011 8973 3028 8978 3042 8930
3028 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 257DEG 32KT 3022 8967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
24/RR2 follow-up statements
808
WWUS54 KLIX 302136
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
436 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC071-103-MSC047-302145-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-160430T2200Z/
ORLEANS LA-ST. TAMMANY LA-HARRISON MS-
436 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ORLEANS...SOUTHEASTERN ST.
TAMMANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3032 8939 3028 8944 3025 8962 3026 8962
3026 8963 3028 8963 3029 8965 3032 8962
3041 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 246DEG 33KT 3027 8960
$$
MSC045-302200-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-160430T2200Z/
HANCOCK MS-
436 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
HANCOCK COUNTY...
AT 435 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER
PEARLINGTON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF SLIDELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SHORELINE PARK AROUND 455 PM CDT.
DIAMONDHEAD AROUND 500 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 3032 8939 3028 8944 3025 8962 3026 8962
3026 8963 3028 8963 3029 8965 3032 8962
3041 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 246DEG 33KT 3027 8960
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
24/RR818
WWUS54 KLIX 302148
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
448 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
MSC045-302158-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-160430T2200Z/
HANCOCK MS-
448 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3032 8939 3028 8944 3025 8962 3026 8962
3026 8963 3028 8963 3029 8965 3032 8962
3041 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 257DEG 32KT 3030 8947
$$
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 | Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson | 58 hr |
| 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, 10:02 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LIX | 8 hr | |
| Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 15 min |
| Apr 30, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River, Walthall | 69 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 |
| Apr 30, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Iberville | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption | 52 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, 2:18 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, 3:16 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, 4:46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.