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Tornado Warning 29, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2021, 8:58 AM CDT for Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 13 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
- May 20, 2021, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2021, 9:11 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 622 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KLIX 201358
TORLIX
LAC037-MSC005-157-201430-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0029.210520T1358Z-210520T1430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
858 AM CDT Thu May 20 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern East Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Southeastern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi...
Southwestern Amite County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 930 AM CDT.
* At 857 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clinton, moving north 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Wilson and Felps around 910 AM CDT.
Norwood around 920 AM CDT.
Centreville around 930 AM 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 3081 9087 3077 9102 3106 9119 3114 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 157DEG 24KT 3087 9099
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
331
WWUS54 KLIX 201406
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
906 AM CDT Thu May 20 2021
LAC037-MSC005-157-201430-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210520T1430Z/
East Feliciana LA-Wilkinson MS-Amite MS-
906 AM CDT Thu May 20 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH...SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTIES...
At 905 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Clinton, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wilson around 910 AM CDT.
Norwood around 920 AM CDT.
Centreville around 930 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 9089 3083 9105 3106 9119 3113 9097
3094 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1405Z 157DEG 24KT 3092 9102
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$551
WWUS54 KLIX 201411
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
911 AM CDT Thu May 20 2021
LAC037-MSC005-157-201419-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210520T1430Z/
East Feliciana LA-Wilkinson MS-Amite MS-
911 AM CDT Thu May 20 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH...
SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has
weakened. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3089 9089 3083 9105 3106 9119 3113 9097
3094 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 157DEG 24KT 3095 9103
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 11 hr |
| May 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LIX | 27 hr | |
| May 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Tammany | 42 min |
| May 19, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 81 min | |
| May 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 25 min |
| May 19, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 30 min | |
| May 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston | 116 min |
| May 20, 3:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Jefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Charles and 3 more | 63 min |
| May 20, 4:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 55 min | |
| May 20, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| May 20, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| May 20, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| May 20, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James | 60 min |
| May 20, 7:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson | 8 min |
| May 20, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 33 min | |
| May 20, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 63 min | |
| May 20, 8:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston and 3 more | 52 min |
| May 20, 9:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 9 hr |
| May 20, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Saint James and 1 more | 13 hr |
| May 20, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 19 min |
| May 20, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 38 min | |
| May 20, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 94 min |
| May 20, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 68 hr |
| May 20, 2:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 20, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| May 20, 2:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge | 61 hr |
| May 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| May 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LIX | 19 hr | |
| May 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 60 hr | |
| May 20, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 90 min | |
| May 20, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Lafourche, Terrebonne | 47 min |
| May 20, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Terrebonne | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge | 4 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.