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Tornado Warning 89, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 9:11 AM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 19 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, 9:11 AM CDT (14:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 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, 2.2 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.
924
WFUS54 KLIX 211411
TORLIX
MSC045-047-211445-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0089.170621T1411Z-170621T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
911 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...
Northeastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 945 AM CDT
* At 911 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Diamondhead, moving northwest 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...
Diamondhead around 920 AM CDT.
Kiln around 925 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3045 8929 3037 8924 3030 8933 3047 8952
3057 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 150DEG 27KT 3037 8932
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
98/SO2 follow-up statements
139
WWUS54 KLIX 211420
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
920 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
MSC045-047-211445-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-170621T1445Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-
920 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL HARRISON AND NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 919 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Diamondhead, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Harrison and northeastern Hancock Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3044 8928 3037 8939 3047 8952 3057 8937
3045 8929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 150DEG 27KT 3043 8936
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
98/SO076
WWUS54 KLIX 211430
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
930 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
MSC045-047-211440-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-170621T1445Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-
930 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HARRISON AND NORTHEASTERN
HANCOCK COUNTIES 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. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for southern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3044 8928 3037 8939 3047 8952 3057 8937
3045 8929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 150DEG 27KT 3050 8941
$$
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, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 30 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.