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Tornado Warning 9, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 8, 2021Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 8, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Saint Tammany Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 8, 2:30 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Madisonville, LAALMOST ALL BIG LIMBS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PICKED UP BUT A LOT OF LIGHT TREE DEBRIS IN MADISONVILLE OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Apr 8, 2:33 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Madisonville, LAAROUND A DOZEN TREES DOWN IN FAIRVIEW-RIVERSIDE STATE PARK. ALL TREES BLOWN DOWN TO THE E-NE. (THIS IS DAMAGE FROM THE MORNING OF APRIL 8TH).

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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 2021-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1186 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 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
1186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

As transmitted.

158 
WFUS54 KLIX 080730
TORLIX
LAC103-080800-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0009.210408T0730Z-210408T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
230 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 300 AM CDT.
    
* At 230 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Madisonville, or near Covington, moving east 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...
  Covington around 240 AM CDT.
  Abita Springs around 250 AM CDT.
  Lacombe around 255 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 3035 8988 3038 9016 3039 9021 3046 9023
      3055 8990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 258DEG 25KT 3041 9018 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
827 
WWUS54 KLIX 080747
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
247 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

LAC103-080800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210408T0800Z/
St. Tammany LA-
247 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY PARISH...
    
At 247 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abita Springs, or 8 miles southeast of Covington,
moving east 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...
  Lacombe around 250 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 3037 9007 3046 9012 3049 9013 3055 8990
      3035 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 251DEG 28KT 3039 9001 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana78 min
Apr 7, 10:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXWest Feliciana53 min
Apr 7, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, West Feliciana70 min
Apr 8, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena67 min
Apr 8, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana34 min
Apr 8, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington66 min
Apr 8, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington55 min
Apr 8, 1:12 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington33 min
Apr 8, 1:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena25 min
Apr 8, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa39 min
Apr 8, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX30 min
Apr 8, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Tammany56 min
Apr 8, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX61 min
Apr 8, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany51 min
Apr 8, 2:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans, Saint Charles66 min
Apr 8, 2:56 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany34 min
Apr 8, 3:03 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist14 min
Apr 8, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX62 min
Apr 8, 3:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles5 hr
Apr 8, 4:00 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson12 min
Apr 8, 4:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson, Lafourche60 min
Apr 8, 4:22 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson23 min
Apr 8, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 min
Apr 8, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Terrebonne61 min
Apr 8, 5:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX56 min
Apr 8, 5:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Apr 8, 6:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPlaquemines34 min
Apr 8, 6:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Apr 8, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX63 min
Apr 8, 9:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa12 days
Apr 8, 9:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany4 days
Apr 8, 10:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXAscension12 days

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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.