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Tornado Warning 38, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 19, 2021Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 5:08 AM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. 3 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
Jun 19, 2021, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:11 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 5:08 AM CDTTORNADO2 Se Pascagoula, MSTHE EF0 70 MPH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DELLWOOD DRIVE AND WESTWOOD DRIVE, WHERE A 12 TREE TOP WAS BROKEN OFF THE MAIN TRUNK. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST TO NORTHWOOD AVE WHERE IT KNOCKED AN ENTIRE SECTION OF A WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE DOWN AND BROKE A FEW 8-10 B
Jun 19, 5:26 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG8 Ene Escatawpa, MSTREES DOWN AND THREE POLES SNAPPED ON STATE LINE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 19, 5:35 AM CDTTORNADO9 E Wade, MSTHE SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF STATE LINE ROAD SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 614, CONTINUING ALONG THE ROAD CAUSING TREE DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 614. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 90MPH, PATH LENGTH 0.83MI, PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 1:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WFUS54 KLIX 191008
TORLIX
MSC059-191045-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0038.210619T1008Z-210619T1045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
508 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 545 AM CDT.
    
* At 508 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Moss Point, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Escatawpa and Helena around 520 AM CDT.
  Big Point around 525 AM CDT.

This includes Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 64
and 76.
 
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 3032 8847 3032 8850 3034 8851 3033 8852
      3034 8857 3037 8859 3036 8860 3037 8862
      3036 8861 3037 8863 3036 8866 3070 8852
      3066 8841 3064 8841 3045 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 203DEG 47KT 3036 8853 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
699 
WWUS54 KLIX 191037
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
537 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

MSC059-191047-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210619T1045Z/
Jackson MS-
537 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545
AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for southern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3032 8847 3032 8850 3034 8851 3033 8852
      3034 8857 3037 8859 3036 8860 3037 8862
      3036 8861 3037 8863 3036 8866 3070 8852
      3066 8841 3064 8841 3045 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 203DEG 47KT 3071 8836 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 9:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison30 min
Jun 18, 10:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison5 hr
Jun 18, 11:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison22 min
Jun 18, 11:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson9 min
Jun 18, 11:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River64 min
Jun 18, 11:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock14 min
Jun 19, 12:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison23 min
Jun 19, 12:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXPearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 12:53 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison8 min
Jun 19, 1:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXPearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 2:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHancock41 hr
Jun 19, 3:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson4 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.