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Tornado Warning 13, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 21, 2017Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 5:11 PM CST for Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 7 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 21, 2017, 5:11 PM CST (23:11 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 5:18 PM CST
In force
7 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Saint Charles Parish, LA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 21, 3:29 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2017-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1327 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 275 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1327 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
323 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
11.2

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The text

As transmitted.

334 
WFUS54 KLIX 212311
TORLIX
LAC089-212345-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0013.170121T2311Z-170121T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
511 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 545 PM CST
    
* At 511 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Norco, or near Laplace, moving northeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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
  north central St. Charles 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 3003 9046 3004 9044 3008 9041 3009 9041
      3008 9032 3008 9031 3007 9031 3000 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 217DEG 23KT 3006 9040 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
769 
WWUS54 KLIX 212318
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
518 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

LAC089-212328-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170121T2345Z/
St. Charles LA-
518 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ST. CHARLES PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for southeastern
Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3003 9046 3004 9044 3008 9041 3009 9041
      3008 9032 3008 9031 3007 9031 3000 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 217DEG 23KT 3010 9037 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 10:53 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLIX4 hr
Jan 20, 11:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana29 min
Jan 20, 11:15 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana30 min
Jan 20, 11:43 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWest Feliciana32 min
Jan 21, 1:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana24 min
Jan 21, 1:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana34 min
Jan 21, 1:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa39 min
Jan 21, 2:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Feliciana46 min
Jan 21, 2:20 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa25 min
Jan 21, 2:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington32 min
Jan 21, 2:48 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena10 min
Jan 21, 2:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington33 min
Jan 21, 2:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington48 min
Jan 21, 3:02 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington13 min
Jan 21, 3:04 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington15 min
Jan 21, 3:28 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge2 hr
Jan 21, 3:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Helena38 min
Jan 21, 3:40 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX35 hr
Jan 21, 4:45 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension, Livingston, Tangipahoa60 min
Jan 21, 5:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington30 min
Jan 21, 5:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington38 min
Jan 21, 5:24 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX96 min
Jan 21, 6:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans37 min
Jan 21, 6:38 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX37 min
Jan 21, 10:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Helena33 hr
Jan 21, 11:03 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany13 days
Jan 21, 3:44 PM CSTGale WarningLIX41 hr
Jan 21, 4:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans42 min
Jan 21, 4:51 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX24 min
Jan 21, 4:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist36 min
Jan 21, 4:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Charles19 min
Jan 21, 5:02 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXOrleans13 min
Jan 21, 5:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany29 min
Jan 21, 5:20 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX40 min
Jan 21, 5:42 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX33 min
Jan 21, 5:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana28 min
Jan 21, 5:52 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX38 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.