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Tornado Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA

November 24, 2004Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 24, 2004, 5:10 AM CST for Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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
Nov 24, 2004, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
Expired
Nov 24, 2004, 6:00 AM CST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 24, 2:50 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 2004-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 866 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2004-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
866 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KLIX 241110
TORLIX
MSC045-047-241200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
509 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...BAY ST.
  LOUIS
  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LONG BEACH...GULFPORT...BILOXI

* UNTIL 600 AM CST

* AT 508 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR   
  PEARLINGTON MOVING EAST AT 40   MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  WAVELAND AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF KILN BY 530 AM CST
  BAY ST. LOUIS AND DIAMONDHEAD BY 535 AM CST
  PASS CHRISTIAN BY 545 AM CST
  LONG BEACH BY 550 AM CST
  GULFPORT...BY 600 AM CST

STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3029 8963 3034 8962 3041 8968 3066 8909
      3040 8889 3039 8902 3032 8924 3032 8928
      3037 8927 3038 8933 3032 8931 3028 8936
      3020 8958

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 12:46 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River44 min
Nov 24, 1:40 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPearl River20 min
Nov 24, 2:00 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWalthall15 min
Nov 24, 2:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWilkinson59 min
Nov 24, 2:26 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWalthall34 min
Nov 24, 2:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAmite58 min
Nov 24, 2:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPearl River40 min
Nov 24, 2:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPike53 min
Nov 24, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPearl River27 min
Nov 24, 3:38 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXWalthall37 min
Nov 24, 3:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock37 min
Nov 24, 4:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPearl River32 min
Nov 24, 4:19 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison26 min
Nov 24, 4:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPearl River61 min
Nov 24, 4:44 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXHarrison31 min
Nov 24, 4:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock58 min
Nov 24, 5:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson50 min
Nov 24, 6:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson49 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.