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Tornado Warning 97, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 22, 2017Amite County, Pike County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2017, 12:25 PM CDT for Amite County, Pike County, Mississippi. It was in force for 20 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 22, 2017, 12:25 PM CDT (17:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2017, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Amite County, MS, Pike County, MS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 2:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
10.6

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The text

As transmitted.

150 
WFUS54 KLIX 221725
TORLIX
MSC005-113-221745-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0097.170622T1725Z-170622T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1225 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Pike County in southern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Amite County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 1245 PM CDT
    
* At 1225 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Osyka, or 15 miles northeast of
  Greensburg, moving north at 40 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...
  Magnolia around 1245 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mccomb
Airport.

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 3118 9039 3100 9049 3100 9058 3101 9058
      3119 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 199DEG 35KT 3102 9053 

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

$$

MJH
1 follow-up statement
351 
WWUS54 KLIX 221743
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1243 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

MSC005-113-221753-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-170622T1745Z/
Pike MS-Amite MS-
1243 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN AMITE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for southeastern
Louisiana...and southern Mississippi.

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

LAT...LON 3118 9039 3100 9049 3100 9058 3101 9058
      3119 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 199DEG 35KT 3118 9047 

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison61 hr
Jun 22, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson4 hr
Jun 22, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson36 min
Jun 22, 9:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson3 hr
Jun 22, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPike46 min
Jun 22, 6:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson7 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.