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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 19, 2006, 1:38 PM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2006, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2006, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jackson County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1675 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 19, 1:11 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 1:11 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 11:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1109 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-201100- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA- EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON- ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE- ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1109 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...A TORNDAO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND FOR SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PONDING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL. .MARINE HAZARDS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS REQUESTED TODAY. IN ADDITION...FIRST RESPONSE AGENCIES ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WHEN TIME PERMITS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 10:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1050 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 LAZ038>040-049-050-056>058-191645- ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-LIVINGSTON-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST- ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON- 1050 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE FLORIDA AND RIVER PARISHES... AT 1044 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOUNT HERMAN THROUGH GONZALES TO NEAR PIERRE PART. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR FRANKLINTON...COVINGTON...HAMMOND...RESERVE...GONZALES...KILLIAN... GRAMERCY...DONALDSONVILLE...AND NAPOLEONVILLE THROUGH 1145 AM. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...MOVE INDOORS. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY...AVOID USING TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 11:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1146 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 LAZ039-040-056>065-MSZ077-080-191800- ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-ST CHARLES-ST JAMES- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WASHINGTON- 1146 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA... AT 1143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOGALUSA THROUGH PONCHATOULA TO NEAR NAPOLEONVILLE. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PICAYUNE...BAY SAINT LOUIS...SLIDELL...CHALMETTE...NEW ORLEANS... METAIRIE...LAPLACE...LUTCHER...NORCO...THIBODAUX...AND GRAY THROUGH 1 PM. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...MOVE INDOORS. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY...AVOID USING TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 32
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 61 min |
| Oct 19, 9:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 54 min |
| Oct 19, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 40 min |
| Oct 19, 11:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 67 min | |
| Oct 19, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 87 min | |
| Oct 19, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 64 min |
| Oct 19, 8:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Oct 19, 9:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| Oct 19, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.