Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 97, NWS New Orleans, LA
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2:57 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 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.
- 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
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
$$
MJH1 follow-up statement
351
WWUS54 KLIX 221743
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1243 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
MSC005-113-221753-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-170622T1745Z/
Pike MS-Amite MS-
1243 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN AMITE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for southeastern
Louisiana...and southern Mississippi.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
New Orleans.
LAT...LON 3118 9039 3100 9049 3100 9058 3101 9058
3119 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 199DEG 35KT 3118 9047
$$
MJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 61 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pike | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 7 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.