Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 99, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 2017, 11:37 AM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2017, 11:37 AM CDT (16:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2017, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Harrison County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 12:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Biloxi, MS | TRAFFIC SIGNAL KNOCKED DOWN ALONG WETERANS AVE...RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 1252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
462
WFUS54 KLIX 281637
TORLIX
MSC047-281715-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0099.170628T1637Z-170628T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1137 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 1215 PM CDT
* At 1135 AM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Long Beach,
moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado.
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
southern Harrison County, including the following locations:
Gulfport Airport.
Tornado was reported by Harrison EOC near Espy Ave.
Additional storms are moving north from the Gulf and a few more
waterspouts will likely develop and move inland for a very short
duration
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3036 8900 3034 8907 3034 8909 3028 8931
3034 8932 3035 8934 3047 8934 3052 8889
3036 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 155DEG 8KT 3036 8926
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CAB2 follow-up statements
992
WWUS54 KLIX 281651
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1151 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017
MSC047-281715-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-170628T1715Z/
Harrison MS-
1151 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
HARRISON COUNTY...
At 1150 AM CDT, a confirmed waterspout was located just offshore over
Gulfport, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Possible waterspout moving onshore.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, D'iberville, Lyman and Gulfport
Airport.
Tornado was observed earlier but is no longer being reported.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3036 8900 3034 8907 3034 8909 3028 8931
3034 8932 3035 8934 3047 8934 3052 8889
3036 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 164DEG 10KT 3035 8906
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CAB365
WWUS54 KLIX 281716
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1216 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017
MSC047-281726-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-170628T1715Z/
Harrison MS-
1216 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
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 allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3036 8900 3034 8907 3034 8909 3028 8931
3034 8932 3035 8934 3047 8934 3052 8889
3036 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 155DEG 8KT 3039 8908
$$
CABThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 22 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2017Every tornado warning in 2017Tornadoes in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.