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Tornado Warning 45, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 29, 2021Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi; Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT for Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi; Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
Aug 29, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Hancock County, MS, Pearl River County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 29, 6:59 PM CDTTORNADO6 Ese Pearlington, MSA WATERSPOUT OVER HERON BAY MOVED INLAND ACROSS HANCOCK COUNTY MARSH COASTAL PRESERVE. NUMEROUS ROAD SIGNS AND POSTS WERE BLOWN OVER IN THE MAGNOLIA RIDGE AREA. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWEST ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHERN PEARLINGTON. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED

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
Aug 29, 6:07 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr
Aug 29, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 7 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3256 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

034 
WFUS54 KLIX 292354
TORLIX
LAC103-MSC045-109-300030-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0045.210829T2354Z-210830T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
654 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southwestern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Pearl River, or near Slidell, moving northwest at
  65 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Slidell, Picayune, Pearl River, Sun, Pearlington, Bush, Stennis
  Space Center and Slidell Airport.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 264 and 273.
 Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 9.
 Interstate 12 between mile markers 80 and 84.
 Interstate 59 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3025 8942 3019 8945 3018 8956 3015 8959
      3015 8960 3016 8962 3017 8958 3019 8958
      3016 8966 3018 8968 3017 8970 3065 9016
      3066 8985 3068 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 150DEG 55KT 3033 8971 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

JRK
2 follow-up statements
325 
WWUS54 KLIX 300018
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
718 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

LAC103-MSC045-109-300030-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210830T0030Z/
St. Tammany LA-Hancock MS-Pearl River MS-
718 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ST. TAMMANY PARISH...WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN PEARL
RIVER COUNTIES...
    
At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pearl River, or 8 miles southwest of Picayune,
moving northwest at 70 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.

Locations impacted include...
Slidell, Picayune, Pearl River, Sun, Bush and Slidell Airport. 

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 267 and 268.
 Interstate 12 near mile marker 84.
 Interstate 59 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3042 8959 3029 8974 3048 9000 3059 9010
      3065 9002 3066 8985 3067 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 136DEG 62KT 3042 8973 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

TD
378 
WWUS54 KLIX 300030
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
730 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

LAC103-MSC045-109-300040-
/O.EXP.KLIX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210830T0030Z/
St. Tammany LA-Hancock MS-Pearl River MS-
730 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY PARISH...WEST CENTRAL
HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for southeastern
Louisiana...and southern Mississippi.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
New Orleans.

LAT...LON 3042 8959 3029 8974 3048 9000 3059 9010
      3065 9002 3066 8985 3067 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 150DEG 55KT 3058 8983 

$$

JRK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 6:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison24 min
Aug 29, 8:10 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson24 min
Aug 29, 2:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River15 min
Aug 29, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock23 min
Aug 29, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison33 min
Aug 29, 5:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison5 hr
Aug 29, 6:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison8 hr
Aug 29, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock35 min
Aug 29, 6:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX22 min
Aug 29, 7:49 AM CDTExtreme Wind WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Terrebonne3 hr
Aug 29, 10:30 AM CDTExtreme Wind WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Terrebonne3 hr
Aug 29, 1:26 PM CDTExtreme Wind WarningLIXAssumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Saint Charles, Saint James and 2 more3 hr
Aug 29, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX18 min
Aug 29, 3:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne7 hr
Aug 29, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist8 hr
Aug 29, 4:23 PM CDTExtreme Wind WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Terrebonne2 hr
Aug 29, 5:01 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLIXPlaquemines6 hr
Aug 29, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Aug 29, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Aug 29, 6:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany16 hr
Aug 29, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX57 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.