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Tornado Warning 1, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 2, 2017Saint John the Baptist Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 10:30 AM CST for Saint John the Baptist Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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
Jan 2, 2017, 10:30 AM CST (16:30 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 62 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1261 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 322 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
322 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

364 
WFUS54 KLIX 021630
TORLIX
LAC095-105-021700-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0001.170102T1630Z-170102T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1030 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Northeastern St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern
  Louisiana...

* Until 1100 AM CST
    
* At 1029 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 10 miles north of Laplace, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will move over Interstate 55 between
  Ponchatoula and Pass Manchac and rural areas of southeastern
  Tangipahoa and northeastern St. John The Baptist Parishes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3054 9032 3048 9024 3037 9024 3038 9021
      3036 9021 3024 9033 3018 9044 3022 9049
      3027 9045 3029 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 221DEG 25KT 3022 9044 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

24/RR
1 follow-up statement
937 
WWUS54 KLIX 021641
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1041 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

LAC095-021650-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1700Z/
St. John The Baptist LA-
1041 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3048 9024 3037 9025 3029 9034 3030 9035
      3028 9037 3028 9041 3029 9040 3046 9034
      3053 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 221DEG 25KT 3028 9038 

$$

LAC105-021700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1700Z/
Tangipahoa LA-
1041 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH...
    
At 1040 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Ponchatoula, or 15 miles north of
Laplace, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Tangipahoa Parish.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 9024 3037 9025 3029 9034 3030 9035
      3028 9037 3028 9041 3029 9040 3046 9034
      3053 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 221DEG 25KT 3028 9038 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

24/RR

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 3:30 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX15 hr
Jan 2, 9:11 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Jan 2, 9:24 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX36 min
Jan 2, 10:03 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Tammany117 min
Jan 2, 10:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX30 min
Jan 2, 10:16 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX29 min
Jan 2, 10:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPlaquemines54 min
Jan 2, 10:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist48 min
Jan 2, 10:58 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa16 min
Jan 2, 11:22 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX83 min
Jan 2, 11:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana115 min
Jan 2, 12:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington46 min
Jan 2, 12:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana45 min
Jan 2, 12:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWest Feliciana34 min
Jan 2, 12:51 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX54 min
Jan 2, 12:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge95 min
Jan 2, 1:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena and 3 more55 min
Jan 2, 1:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa and 1 more53 min
Jan 2, 1:55 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX35 min
Jan 2, 2:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXOrleans, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington55 min
Jan 2, 2:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension, Assumption, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Terrebonne67 min
Jan 2, 3:31 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 min
Jan 2, 3:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Saint Charles, Terrebonne113 min
Jan 2, 4:14 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany34 hr

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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.