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Tornado Warning 48, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 29, 2021Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2021, 9:32 PM CDT for Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 13 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
Aug 29, 2021, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hancock 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
Aug 29, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 34 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 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

846 
WFUS54 KLIX 300232
TORLIX
MSC045-109-300245-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0048.210830T0232Z-210830T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
932 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 945 PM CDT.
    
* At 932 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Kiln, or 10 miles east of Picayune, moving
  northwest at 40 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...
  Picayune and Mcneil around 945 PM CDT.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 9 and 18.
 Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 5 and 23.

LAT...LON 3042 8934 3037 8934 3037 8935 3034 8938
      3030 8945 3065 8980 3078 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 150DEG 33KT 3047 8951 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Jones

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River38 min
Aug 29, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River26 min
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River12 days
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXPike, Walthall38 hr
Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River11 days
Aug 29, 9:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXJackson9 days
Aug 29, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River24 min
Aug 29, 10:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River14 min
Aug 29, 10:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River41 min
Aug 29, 11:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison31 min
Aug 30, 12:41 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson49 min
Aug 30, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River9 hr
Aug 30, 2:47 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson47 min
Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLIXAmite, Pike, Walthall5 hr
Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson65 min
Aug 30, 3:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXAmite, Pike, Walthall5 hr
Aug 30, 4:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson8 hr
Aug 30, 5:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXPearl River5 hr
Aug 30, 7:28 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson22 min
Aug 30, 7:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison23 min
Aug 30, 8:02 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson28 min
Aug 30, 9:30 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson60 min
Aug 30, 10:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River35 hr
Aug 30, 11:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXPearl River, Pike, Walthall35 hr
Aug 30, 11:17 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson28 min
Aug 30, 11:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River34 hr
Aug 30, 12:33 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatLIXHarrison, Jackson3 hr
Aug 30, 2:57 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLIXPearl River26 hr
Aug 30, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson30 hr

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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.