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Tornado Warning 4, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 17, 2021, 4:08 PM CDT for Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 22 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, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Amite County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
137
WFUS54 KLIX 172108
TORLIX
MSC005-157-172145-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0004.210317T2108Z-210317T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
408 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi...
Northwestern Amite County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dolorosa, or 22 miles south of Natchez, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Wilkinson and northwestern Amite Counties.
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 3135 9121 3134 9115 3132 9112 3133 9103
3135 9102 3133 9100 3135 9096 3113 9139
3123 9149 3126 9148 3128 9149 3132 9146
3132 9140 3136 9130 3137 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 232DEG 35KT 3123 9138
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KLG2 follow-up statements
945
WWUS54 KLIX 172118
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
418 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC005-157-172145-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210317T2145Z/
Wilkinson MS-Amite MS-
418 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND NORTHWESTERN AMITE COUNTIES...
At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dolorosa, or 19 miles south of Natchez, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Dolorosa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3135 9121 3134 9115 3132 9112 3133 9103
3135 9102 3133 9100 3135 9096 3120 9125
3132 9139 3136 9130 3137 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 232DEG 35KT 3129 9129
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KLG504
WWUS54 KLIX 172130
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
430 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC005-157-172140-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210317T2145Z/
Wilkinson MS-Amite MS-
430 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND NORTHWESTERN
AMITE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3135 9121 3134 9115 3132 9112 3133 9103
3135 9102 3133 9100 3135 9096 3120 9125
3132 9139 3136 9130 3137 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 232DEG 35KT 3136 9118
$$
KLGThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LIX | Pearl River | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Amite, Pike | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River, Walthall | 31 min |
| Mar 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.