NWS LIX - February 23, 2016 Severe Weather and Tornado Event

Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Severe Weather Event of February 23, 2016

A strong upper level disturbance and related surface low produced several severe thunderstorms across the area from late morning through the early evening hours of Tuesday February 23, 2016. There were numerous tornadoes reported with these severe thunderstorms as they moved across the area. The most significant tornadoes impacted the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

At this time, 13 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EF0 to EF3 after NWS storm surveys were conducted.

Damage Surveys: