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Tornado Warning 88, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 13, 2016Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 13, 2016, 3:23 PM CST for Hancock County, Harrison 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2016, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 2016, 4:00 PM CST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 54 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: 555 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

253 
WFUS54 KLIX 132123
TORLIX
MSC045-047-132200-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0088.161213T2123Z-161213T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
323 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Harrison County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 400 PM CST
    
* At 322 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm producing tornado was located
  9 miles northeast of Kiln, or 9 miles north of Diamondhead, moving
  east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This tornadic storm will be near...
  Lyman around 345 PM CST. 
  Gulfport and Biloxi around 400 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3045 8937 3060 8939 3067 8903 3045 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 272DEG 22KT 3052 8933 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

95/DM

2 follow-up statements

118 
WWUS54 KLIX 132132
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
332 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

MSC045-132142-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-161213T2200Z/
Hancock MS-
332 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3045 8933 3060 8933 3067 8903 3045 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 273DEG 27KT 3052 8925 

$$

MSC047-132200-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-161213T2200Z/
Harrison MS-
332 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY...
        
At 332 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles west of Lyman,
or 11 miles northeast of Diamondhead, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This tornado will be near...
  Lyman around 340 PM CST. 
  Gulfport and Biloxi around 355 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3045 8933 3060 8933 3067 8903 3045 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 273DEG 27KT 3052 8925 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

95/DM

933 
WWUS54 KLIX 132140
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
340 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

MSC047-132200-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-161213T2200Z/
Harrison MS-
340 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
HARRISON COUNTY...
    
At 340 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lyman, or 11 miles north of Long Beach, moving east
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Lyman around 345 PM CST. 
  Gulfport and Biloxi around 400 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 8922 3058 8924 3061 8903 3045 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 266DEG 24KT 3053 8918 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

95/DM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 1:11 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LIX		9 hr
Dec 13, 7:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	26 min
Dec 13, 12:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite, Pike, Walthall	53 min
Dec 13, 2:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Hancock, Pearl River	34 min
Dec 13, 2:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Hancock, Pearl River	21 min
Dec 13, 3:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River	29 min
Dec 13, 4:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Harrison	27 min
Dec 13, 4:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Jackson	31 min
Dec 13, 4:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Jackson	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.