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Tornado Warning 16, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 2, 2012Walthall County, Mississippi; Washington Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:24 PM CST for Walthall County, Mississippi; Washington Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 36 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: Mar 2, 2012, 5:24 PM CST (23:24 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Washington Parish, LA, Walthall County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 720 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.9

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The text

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

789 
WFUS54 KLIX 022324
TORLIX
LAC117-MSC147-030000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0016.120302T2324Z-120303T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
524 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 521 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
  ANGIE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  30 MPH.

* THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE    
  INDICATED COUNTY AND PARISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3107 8983 3101 8982 3100 8973 3099 8973
      3097 8973 3095 8975 3093 8976 3086 9001
      3094 9007 3108 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 239DEG 28KT 3092 8999

$$

95/DM

3 follow-up statements

076 
WWUS54 KLIX 022333
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
533 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

LAC117-MSC147-030000-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/
WALTHALL MS-WASHINGTON LA-
533 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WALTHALL COUNTY...AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON PARISH...

AT 531 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS POSSIBLE 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ANGIE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF 
BOGALUSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE 
INDICATED COUNTY AND PARISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3107 8983 3101 8982 3100 8973 3099 8973
      3097 8973 3095 8975 3090 8994 3096 9000
      3108 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 239DEG 28KT 3096 8992

$$

95/DM

786 
WWUS54 KLIX 022343
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
543 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

LAC117-MSC147-030000-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/
WALTHALL MS-WASHINGTON LA-
543 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN WALTHALL COUNTY...AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON PARISH...

AT 540 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...WITH STRONG 
ROTATION EVIDENT ON DOPPLER RADAR. THIS TORNADO WAS CROSSING OVER 
HIGHWAY 438 ABOUT 5 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ANGIE...MOVING NORTHEAST 
AT 30 MPH AND.

THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED 
COUNTY AND PARISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8975 3094 8987 3099 8995 3108 8985
      3107 8983 3101 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 239DEG 27KT 3099 8986

$$

95/DM

037 
WWUS54 KLIX 022355
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
555 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

LAC117-MSC147-030005-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/
WALTHALL MS-WASHINGTON LA-
555 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALTHALL COUNTY...AND
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CST...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3100 8975 3094 8987 3099 8995 3108 8985
      3107 8983 3101 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 239DEG 27KT 3104 8976

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison	33 min
Mar 2, 4:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Hancock, Pearl River	21 min
Mar 2, 2:28 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LIX		21 min
Mar 2, 3:14 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LIX		31 min
Mar 2, 4:00 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LIX		41 hr

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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.