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Tornado Warning 91, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 21, 2017Livingston Parish, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 12:53 PM CDT for Livingston Parish, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 37 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
Jun 21, 2017, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2017, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 10:01 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2017-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 262 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 2017-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 485 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
262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
485 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
506 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted.

623 
WFUS54 KLIX 211753
TORLIX
LAC063-095-105-211830-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0091.170621T1753Z-170621T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

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

* Until 130 PM CDT

* At 1253 PM CDT, A tornado was reported 10 miles northeast of
  Laplace, moving northwest at 25 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
  northeastern St. John The Baptist...southeastern Livingston and
  south central Tangipahoa Parishes, including the following
  locations: Killian.

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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
New Orleans.

&&

LAT...LON 3023 9034 3018 9039 3016 9038 3014 9041
      3021 9051 3021 9048 3027 9045 3031 9047
      3028 9054 3023 9054 3023 9055 3029 9063
      3041 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 137DEG 23KT 3021 9039 

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

$$

MJH
1 follow-up statement
578 
WWUS54 KLIX 211758
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1258 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

LAC063-095-105-211830-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-170621T1830Z/
St. John The Baptist LA-Livingston LA-Tangipahoa LA-
1258 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISHES...
    
At 1258 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles north of Laplace, moving northwest at 25 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Killian.

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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3023 9034 3018 9039 3016 9038 3014 9041
      3021 9051 3021 9048 3027 9045 3031 9047
      3028 9054 3023 9054 3023 9055 3029 9063
      3041 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 137DEG 23KT 3023 9042 

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

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX34 min
Jun 21, 7:31 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany29 min
Jun 21, 8:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX25 min
Jun 21, 11:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX22 min
Jun 21, 11:25 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX52 hr
Jun 21, 11:33 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXOrleans13 min
Jun 21, 11:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX50 min
Jun 21, 11:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard2 hr
Jun 21, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX37 min
Jun 21, 1:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston19 min
Jun 21, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist57 min
Jun 21, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX19 min
Jun 21, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX37 min
Jun 21, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX24 min
Jun 21, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXOrleans, Saint Tammany54 min
Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist48 hr
Jun 21, 4:44 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX47 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.