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Special Weather Statement, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 9, 2021Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2021, 3:16 PM CDT for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 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
Aug 9, 2021, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
30

County Tangipahoa Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2279 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 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

347 
WWUS84 KLIX 092016
SPSLIX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
316 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
 
LAZ037-050-071-072-092045-
Livingston LA-St. Helena LA-Northern Tangipahoa LA-
Southern Tangipahoa LA-
316 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern St.
Helena, northeastern Livingston and west central Tangipahoa Parishes
through 345 PM CDT...

At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Albany, or 9 miles west of Hammond, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Amite City, Independence, Albany, Springfield, Montpelier,
Natalbany and Tickfaw.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 12 between mile markers 25 and 37.
 Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 30 and 47.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3041 9053 3046 9073 3076 9069 3069 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 194DEG 15KT 3051 9061 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

TD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans31 min
Aug 9, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans37 min
Aug 9, 1:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXOrleans, Saint Bernard114 min
Aug 9, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX49 min
Aug 9, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWest Baton Rouge45 min
Aug 9, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston43 min
Aug 9, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa32 min
Aug 9, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa28 min
Aug 9, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPike24 min
Aug 9, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWalthall58 min
Aug 9, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXMarion15 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.