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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 17, 2021Hancock County, Harrison County, Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 8:20 PM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 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
Mar 17, 2021, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2021, 8:46 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Pearl River County, MS

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 17, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1681 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1681 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

081 
WUUS54 KLIX 180120
SVRLIX
MSC045-047-109-180200-
/O.NEW.KLIX.SV.W.0007.210318T0120Z-210318T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
820 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Harrison County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 820 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southeast of Poplarville to 6 miles
  northwest of Kiln, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Saucier and Kiln. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southern and
southeastern Mississippi.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3065 8934 3065 8925 3068 8924 3067 8896
      3042 8945 3042 8962 3086 8950 3094 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 238DEG 41KT 3079 8943 3050 8949 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KLG
2 follow-up statements
529 
WWUS54 KLIX 180130
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
830 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MSC045-047-109-180200-
/O.CON.KLIX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210318T0200Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-Pearl River MS-
830 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND EAST CENTRAL
PEARL RIVER COUNTIES...

At 830 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Wiggins to 9 miles north of Kiln,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Saucier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southern and
southeastern Mississippi.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3065 8934 3065 8925 3068 8924 3067 8904
      3054 8933 3054 8944 3085 8942 3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 238DEG 41KT 3084 8933 3055 8939 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KLG
352 
WWUS54 KLIX 180146
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
846 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MSC045-047-109-180156-
/O.CAN.KLIX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210318T0200Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-Pearl River MS-
846 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND EAST CENTRAL PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southern and
southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3065 8934 3065 8925 3068 8924 3067 8904
      3054 8933 3054 8944 3085 8942 3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 238DEG 41KT 3093 8917 3064 8923 

$$

KLG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock, Pearl River45 min
Mar 17, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock26 min
Mar 17, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock, Harrison58 min
Mar 17, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson51 min
Mar 17, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson67 min
Mar 18, 10:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River60 days

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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.