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Tornado Warning 88, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 8:45 AM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 21, 2017, 8:45 AM CDT (13:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 506 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
326
WFUS54 KLIX 211345
TORLIX
MSC045-047-211415-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0088.170621T1345Z-170621T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
845 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
East central Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 915 AM CDT
* At 844 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Bay St. Louis, moving north at 35
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...
Waveland around 905 AM CDT.
Bay St. Louis and Shoreline Park around 910 AM CDT.
Diamondhead and Kiln around 915 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 3029 8931 3025 8937 3045 8949 3055 8920
3032 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1344Z 158DEG 29KT 3019 8920
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
98/SO1 follow-up statement
510
WWUS54 KLIX 211358
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
858 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
MSC045-047-211415-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-170621T1415Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-
858 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON AND EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 858 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bay St. Louis, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Shoreline Park around 910 AM CDT.
Diamondhead and Kiln around 915 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 8931 3025 8937 3045 8949 3055 8920
3032 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 158DEG 29KT 3030 8925
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
98/SOThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock | 48 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 7:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 8:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 8:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 8:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 19 min |
| Jun 21, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 14 min |
| Jun 21, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LIX | 48 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.