Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 28, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 1995, 12:49 PM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 1995, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 1995, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Harrison County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KNEW 231750
TORNEW
MSC047-LAZ501-231815-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1249 PM CDT SUN APR 23 1995
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
...SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY
IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
...FOR MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND...
...GULFPORT MS
AT 1250 AM GULFPORT POLICE REPORT A WATERSPOUT JUST SOUTHWEST OF
GULFPORT ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWS A CLUSTER
OF HEAVY SHOWERS JUST SOUTHWEST OF GULFPORT MOVING EAST NORTH EAST AT 20
MILES AN HOUR.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOORz. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
&What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 8:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
LAZ034>040-LAZ045>050-LAZ052<065-232100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 840 AM CDT SUN APR 23 1995 THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA IS DISCONTINUED AS OF THIS TIME. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE WATCH AREA.
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 8:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
LAZ034>040-LAZ045>050-LAZ052<065-232100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 845 AM CDT SUN APR 23 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA IS DISCONTINUED AS OF THIS TIME. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE LOUISIANA PARISHES.
Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1000 AM CDT SUN APR 23 1995
TIME(CDT) ...LOCATION CITY... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...LOCATION COUNTY/PARISH...
0420 PM OSYKA MS WIND DAMAGE
04/22/95 PIKE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN
ALONG JOHN SPEED
ROAD 4 MILES NORTH
OF OSYKA..AND 2 CAR
PORTS BLOWN DOWN.
0425 PM CHATAWA MS ***HAIL***
04/22/95 PIKE PUBLIC REPORTED
DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR HIGHWAY 51.
0430 PM OSYKA MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 PIKE MCCOMB P.D.REPORTED
A TORNADO WITHIN
OSYKA CITY LIMITS.
DAMAGE INCLUDED
TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN.
0500 PM SUMERVILLE MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 PIKE PIKE COUNTY
CIVIL DEFENSE
REPORTED A TORNADO
ON HIGHWAY 575
NEAR SUMERVILLE.
0603 PM GLOSTER MS ***HAIL***
04/22/95 AMITE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED DIME SIZE
HAIL.
0614 PM GLOSTER MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 AMITE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
TORNADO NEAR
GLOSTER.
0630 PM GILLSBURG MS WIND DAMAGE/
04/22/95 AMITE POSSIBLE TORNADO
A PUBLIC REPORT
RECEIVED FROM BTR
OF NUMEROUS TREES
AND SOME ROOFS OFF
HOUSES NEAR HIGHWAY
568.
0650 PM DIAMONDHEAD MS ***WIND***
04/22/95 HANCOCK PUBLIC REPORTED
60 MPH WIND NEAR
DIAMONDHEAD EXIT
OF I-10.
0705 PM SMITHDALE MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 PIKE PIKE COUNTY CIVIL
DEFENSE AND THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED A TORNADO
ON THE GROUND NEAR
SMITHDALE ROAD.
0710 PM XXXX MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 HANCOCK WAVELAND P.D.
REPORTED A TORNADO
AT THE INTERSECTION
OF I-10 AND HIGHWAY
607.
0723 PM MCCOMB MS ***TORNADO***
04/22/95 PIKE PIKE COUNTY S.O.
REPORTED A TORNADO
5 MILES WEST OF
MCCOMB..NEAR
NORTHWEST SANDERSON
FARM.
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TIME(CDT) ...LOCATION CITY... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...LOCATION COUNTY/PARISH...
0330 AM XXXX LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 IBERVILLE IBERVILLE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY
PREPARDNESS
REPORTED TREES
DOWN BLOCKING
PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAYS 74 & 75.
0445 AM BALDWIN/CHARENTON LA **TORNADO DAMAGE**
04/23/95 ST. MARY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED 2 TRAILERS
DESTROYED..NUMEROUS
ROOFS OFF HOUSES..
POWER POLES AND
LINES DOWN ACROSS
ROADWAYS..AND A
VEHICLE IN A DITCH.
0450 AM BALDWIN LA ***TORNADO***
04/23/95 ST. MARY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IN FRANKLIN
REPORTED A TORNADO
NEAR BALDWIN.
0500 AM GONZALES LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 ASCENSION GONZALES P.D.
REPORTS POWER
LINES DOWN IN
GONZALES.
0530 AM THIBODAUX LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 LA FOURCHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN.
0530 AM LABEDIEVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 ASSUMPTION SHERIFF'S OFFICE
REPORTED TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN.
0530 AM NORCO LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 ST. CHARLES ST. CHARLES EOC
REPORTED TREES DOWN
AND POWER OUTAGES.
0535 AM LABEDIEVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/23/95 ASSUMPTION ASSUMPTION
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IN NAPOLEANVILLE
REPORTED 2 CAR
PORTS BLOWN AWAY
A TREE DAMAGED A
ROOF TO A HOME.
0535 AM LABEDIEVILLE LA ***TORNADO***
04/23/95 ASSUMPTION ASSUMPTION
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IN NAPOLEANVILLE
REPORTED A TORNADO
ALONG HIGHWAY 398
BETWEEN BAYOU LOUIS
AND LABEDIEVILLE..
ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH
OF LABEDIEVILLE.
TREES DOWN ALONG
A 300 FT SWATH.
GUINEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 7:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 51 min |
| Apr 23, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson | 2 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 67 min |
| Apr 23, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 94 min |
| Apr 23, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 118 min |
Nearby
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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.