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Tornado Warning 73, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 23, 2017Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 2:30 AM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 18 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: May 23, 2017, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 2:48 AM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

135 
WFUS54 KLIX 230730
TORLIX
MSC059-230800-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0073.170523T0730Z-170523T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
230 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 300 AM CDT
    
* At 229 AM CDT, a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 
  located near Gulf Park Estates, or near Ocean Springs, moving 
  northeast 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 storm will be near...
  Ocean Springs and Gulf Park Estates around 240 AM CDT. 
  Gautier around 250 AM CDT. 
  Moss Point and Hickory Hills around 300 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
New Orleans.

&&

LAT...LON 3032 8859 3034 8865 3032 8872 3032 8874
      3035 8879 3034 8880 3045 8874 3044 8862
      3040 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 214DEG 24KT 3032 8876 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

MJH

1 follow-up statement

697 
WWUS54 KLIX 230748
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
248 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017

MSC059-230758-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170523T0800Z/
Jackson MS-
248 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
New Orleans.

LAT...LON 3032 8859 3034 8865 3032 8872 3032 8874
      3035 8879 3034 8880 3045 8874 3044 8862
      3040 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 214DEG 24KT 3043 8868 

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	45 min
May 23, 5:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Pearl River	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.