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Tornado Warning 87, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2012, 9:41 AM CST for Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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
- Dec 10, 2012, 9:41 AM CST (15:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pearl River County, MS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 8:51 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 767 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712
WFUS54 KLIX 101541
TORLIX
MSC109-101630-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0087.121210T1541Z-121210T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
941 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POPLARVILLE...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 939 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
POPLARVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
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.
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 3101 8934 3085 8934 3079 8972 3090 8975
3102 8951 3101 8948 3099 8947 3099 8943
3102 8942 3102 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 252DEG 27KT 3085 8968
$$2 follow-up statements
705
WWUS54 KLIX 101557
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
957 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012
MSC109-101630-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-121210T1630Z/
PEARL RIVER MS-
957 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY...
AT 953 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED OVER PEARL RIVER COUNTY...OR NEAR POPLARVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE
REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 3101 8934 3090 8934 3087 8958 3094 8962
3102 8951 3101 8948 3099 8947 3099 8943
3102 8942 3102 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 252DEG 27KT 3091 8952
$$394
WWUS54 KLIX 101622
SVSLIX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1022 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012
MSC109-101632-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-121210T1630Z/
PEARL RIVER MS-
1022 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1030 AM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3101 8934 3090 8934 3087 8958 3094 8962
3102 8951 3101 8948 3099 8947 3099 8943
3102 8942 3102 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 252DEG 27KT 3097 8931
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 7:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 36 min |
| Dec 10, 7:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 7:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 37 min |
| Dec 10, 8:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River, Pike, Walthall | 52 min |
| Dec 10, 9:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 65 min |
| Dec 10, 9:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 26 min |
| Dec 10, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 65 min |
| Dec 10, 10:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 22 min |
| Dec 10, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock | 42 min |
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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.