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Tornado Warning 52, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 2, 2017Amite County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2017, 5:28 PM CDT for Amite County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 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 2, 2017, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite 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 2, 4:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 269 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -529 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WFUS54 KLIX 022228
TORLIX
LAC037-MSC005-022300-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0052.170402T2228Z-170402T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
528 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern East Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Amite County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 600 PM CDT
    
* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Norwood, or near Clinton, moving northeast at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Felps around 535 PM CDT. 
  Liberty around 550 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!

&&

LAT...LON 3121 9055 3115 9055 3100 9077 3099 9083
      3094 9086 3082 9103 3095 9117 3100 9112
      3100 9106 3106 9106 3135 9076 3135 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 226DEG 48KT 3095 9104 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

24/RR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 4:41 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LIX		23 hr
Apr 2, 4:45 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LIX		26 hr
Apr 2, 9:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Hancock, Pearl River	17 days
Apr 2, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite	32 min
Apr 2, 11:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Wilkinson	31 min
Apr 2, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Amite, Wilkinson	38 min
Apr 2, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite, Wilkinson	22 min
Apr 2, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite, Pike	26 min
Apr 2, 4:23 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LIX		36 hr
Apr 2, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	4 days
Apr 2, 10:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana	52 min
Apr 2, 10:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pointe Coupee	29 min
Apr 2, 10:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana	31 min
Apr 2, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	West Feliciana	16 min
Apr 2, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		28 min
Apr 2, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	31 min
Apr 2, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	West Feliciana	23 min
Apr 2, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	West Feliciana	24 min
Apr 2, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	East Feliciana	33 min

Nearby

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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.