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Tornado Warning 78, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 30, 2017Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2017, 4:03 PM CDT for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 27 min. 2 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
May 30, 2017, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Lafourche Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 4:39 PM CDTTORNADO2 Ne Leeville, LASEPARATE TORNADO NEAR LEEVILLE SHARED BY SOCIAL MEDIA.
May 30, 4:39 PM CDTTORNADO2 Ne Leeville, LASEPERATE TORNADO CAPTURED NEAR LEEVILLE SHARED BY SOCIAL MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 2017-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 296 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2017-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
296 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WFUS54 KLIX 302103
TORLIX
LAC057-302130-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0078.170530T2103Z-170530T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
403 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 430 PM CDT
    
* At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Leeville, or 10 miles south of Galliano, moving
  north at 15 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...
  Golden Meadow around 430 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 2924 9035 2925 9036 2953 9032 2947 9012
      2947 9010 2945 9005 2919 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 196DEG 14KT 2929 9025 

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

$$

CAB
2 follow-up statements
622 
WWUS54 KLIX 302114
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
414 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2017

LAC057-302130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-170530T2130Z/
Lafourche LA-
414 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH...
    
At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Golden Meadow, or 7 miles southeast of Galliano,
moving north at 15 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...
  Golden Meadow around 430 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2924 9035 2925 9036 2953 9032 2947 9012
      2947 9010 2945 9005 2919 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 196DEG 14KT 2933 9024 

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

$$

CAB
538 
WWUS54 KLIX 302123
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2017

LAC057-302130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-170530T2130Z/
Lafourche LA-
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH...
    
At 423 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Leeville, or 15 miles southeast of Galliano, moving
north at 15 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. 

New circulation developing and a new tornado warning may be needed. 

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Lafourche 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 2924 9035 2925 9036 2953 9032 2947 9012
      2947 9010 2945 9005 2919 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 189DEG 13KT 2924 9018 

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

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson67 min
May 30, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson41 min
May 30, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX51 min
May 30, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPlaquemines35 min
May 30, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension, Livingston33 min
May 30, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX66 min
May 30, 9:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist62 min
May 30, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX57 min
May 30, 10:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTerrebonne25 min
May 30, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTerrebonne53 min
May 30, 12:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche54 min
May 30, 12:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne24 min
May 30, 1:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Terrebonne3 hr
May 30, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche32 min
May 30, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche24 min
May 30, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson29 min
May 30, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX27 min
May 30, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche17 min
May 30, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX85 min
May 30, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche30 min
May 30, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
May 30, 3:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche34 min
May 30, 4:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines44 min
May 30, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX51 min
May 30, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche48 min
May 30, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPlaquemines63 min
May 30, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX85 min
May 30, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX94 min
May 30, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX36 min
May 30, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson23 min
May 30, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPlaquemines59 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.