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Tornado Warning 9, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 21, 2017East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 2:48 AM CST for East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 10 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, 2:48 AM CST (08:48 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 2:58 AM CST
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 20, 11:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 628 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
628 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

797 
WFUS54 KLIX 210848
TORLIX
LAC033-037-091-210915-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0009.170121T0848Z-170121T0915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Northeastern East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southeastern East Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 315 AM CST
    
* At 248 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Pride, or 7 miles northeast of Zachary, moving
  northeast at 55 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...
  Greensburg and Darlington around 310 AM CST. 

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 3066 9109 3078 9117 3098 9074 3076 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 245DEG 49KT 3074 9105 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
901 
WWUS54 KLIX 210858
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
258 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

LAC033-037-091-210908-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170121T0915Z/
St. Helena LA-East Baton Rouge LA-East Feliciana LA-
258 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ST. HELENA...NORTHEASTERN EAST
BATON ROUGE AND SOUTHEASTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISHES 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.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3066 9109 3078 9117 3098 9074 3076 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 245DEG 49KT 3080 9090 

$$

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, 2:57 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, 5:11 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles7 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.