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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 24, 2021Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT for Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi; East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 28 min. 2 reports 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: Mar 24, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties East Feliciana Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 24, 9:08 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Jackson, LA	MULTIPLE REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL AROUND JACKSON. POSSIBLY EVEN UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE.
Mar 24, 9:25 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Norwood, LA	NICKEL TO POSSIBLY QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NORWOOD.

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 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 681 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 382 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 7.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

849 
WUUS54 KLIX 250202
SVRLIX
LAC037-125-MSC005-157-250230-
/O.NEW.KLIX.SV.W.0018.210325T0202Z-210325T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
902 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern West Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Western East Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southeastern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Amite County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jackson,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jackson, Clinton, Centreville, Gloster, Wilson, Norwood, Spillman,
  Felps and Wakefield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3071 9120 3081 9139 3126 9116 3105 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 214DEG 41KT 3083 9124 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MEFFER

1 follow-up statement

962 
WWUS54 KLIX 250215
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
915 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

LAC125-250225-
/O.CAN.KLIX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210325T0230Z/
West Feliciana LA-
915 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WEST FELICIANA
PARISH IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3121 9108 3108 9087 3087 9113 3090 9121
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 217DEG 38KT 3093 9115 

$$

LAC037-MSC005-157-250230-
/O.CON.KLIX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210325T0230Z/
East Feliciana LA-Wilkinson MS-Amite MS-
915 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EAST FELICIANA PARISH...SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTIES...

At 915 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilson, or 7
miles northeast of Jackson, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Centreville, Gloster, Wilson and Norwood. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3121 9108 3108 9087 3087 9113 3090 9121
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 217DEG 38KT 3093 9115 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MEFFER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Hancock	40 min
Mar 24, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Wilkinson	46 min
Mar 24, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	29 min
Mar 24, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Amite, Wilkinson	16 min
Mar 24, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite	38 min
Mar 24, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	26 min
Mar 25, 2:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	40 hr
Mar 25, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Walthall	36 min
Mar 25, 3:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	10 min
Mar 25, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Amite, Pike, Walthall	27 min
Mar 25, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pike, Walthall	27 min
Mar 25, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Walthall	34 min
Mar 24, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Helena	40 min
Mar 25, 10:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Helena	63 min
Mar 25, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Washington	45 min
Mar 25, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Helena	32 min
Mar 25, 4:11 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LIX		42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.