KLIX radar — New Orleans, LA
KLIX is the National Weather Service's WSR-88D Doppler radar for the New Orleans area, operated with the NWS office LIX. View it live in TALON — the loop, super-res reflectivity, storm-relative velocity, rotation and correlation coefficient.
| Station | KLIX (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
|---|---|
| Location | 30.3370°, -89.8250° |
| Elevation | 177 ft above sea level |
| Type | WSR-88D (NEXRAD) S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar |
| Products in TALON | Super-res reflectivity (0.25 km), velocity, storm-relative velocity, rotation (azimuthal shear), correlation coefficient PRO |
How high can KLIX see?
A radar beam travels in a nearly straight line while the Earth curves away underneath it, so the farther a storm is from KLIX, the higher above the ground the radar is looking. Tornadoes start in the lowest few thousand feet, so storms close to the radar show low-level rotation much better.
| Distance from KLIX | Lowest scan (0.5°) | Next scan (1.5°) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mi | 500 ft | 1,400 ft |
| 25 mi | 1,500 ft | 3,800 ft |
| 50 mi | 3,600 ft | 8,200 ft |
| 75 mi | 6,300 ft | 13,200 ft |
| 100 mi | 9,600 ft | 18,800 ft |
| 150 mi | 18,200 ft | 32,000 ft |
Height of the beam's center above the radar, using standard refraction. Terrain can raise or block the beam.
Severe weather inside KLIX's range
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 679 tornadoes within 60 miles of the KLIX radar, 118 of them rated EF2/F2 or stronger. They have been most common in April and May. The strongest was an EF4 on March 15, 2025, which passed about 57 miles northwest of the radar and caused 6 deaths. The most recent was an EF0 on October 26, 2025, which touched down about 48 miles west of the radar.
Hail: 591 reports of hail 1 inch or larger within 60 miles of the KLIX radar since 1955, 27 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 4.50-inch hail (grapefruit size) on April 17, 1998.
| Tornadoes since 1950 | 679 |
| EF2/F2 or stronger | 118 |
| Strongest tornado | EF4 · Mar 2025 |
| Busiest tornado month | April |
| Largest hail | 4.50 in · Apr 1998 |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025 (the latest year is preliminary). Distances are to each tornado's recorded track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale.
Cities covered by KLIX
- New Orleans, LA 30 mi south-southwest
- Baton Rouge, LA 82 mi west
- Mobile, AL 109 mi east-northeast
- Lafayette, LA 131 mi west
- Jackson, MS 137 mi north
Nearby radars
- KHDC · Hammond, LA 37 mi
- KMOB · Mobile, AL 97 mi
- KDGX · Jackson, MS 135 mi
- KPOE · Fort Polk, LA 195 mi
- KLCH · Lake Charles, LA 203 mi
KLIX radar FAQ
How often does KLIX update?
Every NEXRAD radar completes a full scan about every 4–6 minutes in storm mode, and repeats the lowest tilt more often (SAILS) during severe weather. TALON loads each new scan as it arrives.
What is the range of KLIX?
Reflectivity reaches about 290 miles and velocity about 185 miles, but useful low-level detail is within roughly 100 miles — see the table above.
Is KLIX down?
Radars occasionally go offline for maintenance. When one does, TALON's US radar map fills the gap from neighboring radars (KHDC, KMOB, KDGX).