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Tornado Warning 12, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2021, 3:24 AM CDT for Hancock County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 8, 2021, 3:24 AM CDT (08:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Hancock County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:27 AM CDT | TORNADO | 8 N Pearlington, MS | AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 75 MPH, A PATH WIDTH OF 50 YARDS AND PATH LENGTH OF 0.7 MILES, TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY AND MOVED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND DAMAGED A GUARD GATE. |
| Apr 8, 3:27 AM CDT | TORNADO | 8 N Pearlington, MS | AN EF0 TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY AND MOVED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND DAMAGED A GUARD GATE. |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 1186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
735
WFUS54 KLIX 080824
TORLIX
MSC045-080900-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0012.210408T0824Z-210408T0900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
324 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 400 AM CDT.
* At 324 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stennis Space Center, or 11 miles east of Slidell,
moving northeast at 30 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...
Shoreline Park around 345 AM CDT.
Bay St. Louis and Kiln around 350 AM CDT.
Diamondhead around 355 AM CDT.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 8934 3024 8961 3031 8964 3034 8963
3036 8966 3044 8969 3055 8934 3038 8934
3034 8938 3034 8934 3032 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 244DEG 27KT 3035 8961
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
841
WWUS54 KLIX 080838
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
338 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
MSC045-080900-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210408T0900Z/
Hancock MS-
338 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY...
At 337 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shoreline Park, or near Waveland, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Waveland, Shoreline Park and Kiln around 350 AM CDT.
Bay St. Louis around 355 AM CDT.
Diamondhead around 400 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3026 8952 3030 8953 3035 8955 3039 8957
3047 8960 3055 8934 3038 8934 3034 8938
3034 8934 3032 8932 3029 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 243DEG 26KT 3031 8947
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$123
WWUS54 KLIX 080852
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
352 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
MSC045-080902-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210408T0900Z/
Hancock MS-
352 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 AM 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.
LAT...LON 3026 8952 3030 8953 3035 8955 3039 8957
3047 8960 3055 8934 3038 8934 3034 8938
3034 8934 3032 8932 3029 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 244DEG 27KT 3035 8937
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 78 min |
| Apr 7, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 70 min |
| Apr 7, 11:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 66 min |
| Apr 8, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 56 min |
| Apr 8, 2:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.