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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 20, 2020Wilkinson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2020, 6:31 PM CDT for Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2020, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2020, 6:55 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Wilkinson County, MS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 20, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 2:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 2:31 PM CDT, 4 hours before

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Local storm report, Aug 20, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 20, 4:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 5:33 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 6:22 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

MSZ068-210000-
Wilkinson-
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTY...

At 622 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Dolorosa, or 23 miles southeast of Natchez, moving southwest at 10
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dolorosa.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3131 9111 3121 9110 3112 9123 3112 9140
      3132 9139 3136 9121 3135 9118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 064DEG 8KT 3126 9122

KLG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Tangipahoa, Washington	48 min
Aug 19, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		64 min
Aug 19, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	37 min
Aug 19, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Washington	35 min
Aug 19, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		39 min
Aug 19, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	37 min
Aug 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Orleans	37 min
Aug 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Orleans	35 min
Aug 19, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		23 min
Aug 20, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		60 min
Aug 20, 4:09 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		66 min
Aug 20, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Plaquemines	38 min
Aug 20, 5:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Aug 20, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		106 min
Aug 20, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		67 min
Aug 20, 8:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		38 min
Aug 20, 9:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		59 min
Aug 20, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		44 min
Aug 20, 10:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		49 min
Aug 20, 10:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		27 min
Aug 20, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		45 min
Aug 20, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Orleans	33 min
Aug 20, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Orleans	30 min
Aug 20, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Charles	37 min
Aug 20, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	36 min
Aug 20, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	27 min
Aug 20, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Charles	49 min
Aug 20, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Tammany	48 min
Aug 20, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Washington	45 min
Aug 20, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Washington	44 min
Aug 20, 2:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Saint Tammany	2 hr
Aug 20, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		53 min
Aug 20, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		48 min
Aug 20, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		42 min
Aug 20, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		44 min
Aug 20, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		57 min
Aug 20, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		46 min
Aug 20, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	West Feliciana	44 min
Aug 20, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	East Baton Rouge	39 min
Aug 20, 1:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Walthall	46 min
Aug 20, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Hancock	45 min
Aug 20, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Franklin	42 min
Aug 20, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Wilkinson	38 min

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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.