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Tornado Warning 51, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2021, 10:34 PM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
232
WFUS54 KLIX 300334
TORLIX
MSC045-047-109-300415-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0051.210830T0334Z-210830T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1034 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
Eastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
Central Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1033 PM CDT, severe storms capable of producing a tornado were
located along a line extending from near Kiln to 17 miles
southeast of Waveland, moving north 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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Waveland around 1045 PM CDT.
Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead and Shoreline Park around 1050 PM CDT.
Poplarville and Kiln around 1055 PM CDT.
Mcneil around 1110 PM CDT.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 9 and 23.
Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 11 and 31.
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, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night and
with heavy rainfall occurring. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3090 8940 3065 8934 3065 8932 3043 8928
3032 8923 3030 8929 3036 8928 3038 8932
3037 8935 3034 8938 3034 8934 3031 8933
3026 8941 3023 8943 3081 8974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 158DEG 69KT 3045 8943 3006 8926
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
JRK1 follow-up statement
882
WWUS54 KLIX 300352
SVSLIX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1052 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
MSC045-047-109-300415-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210830T0415Z/
Harrison MS-Hancock MS-Pearl River MS-
1052 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON...EASTERN HANCOCK AND CENTRAL PEARL RIVER
COUNTIES...
At 1052 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Diamondhead, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Poplarville, Diamondhead, Kiln, Mcneil and
Shoreline Park.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 11 and 23.
Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 13 and 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3026 8941 3081 8972 3085 8960 3086 8939
3065 8934 3065 8932 3043 8928 3032 8923
3030 8929 3036 8928 3038 8932 3037 8935
3034 8938 3034 8934 3031 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 160DEG 45KT 3035 8937
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 12 days |
| Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 38 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 11 days |
| Aug 29, 9:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 9 days |
| Aug 29, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 13 min |
| Aug 29, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 10:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 14 min |
| Aug 29, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 12:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 2:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River | 9 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 8:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 60 min |
| Aug 30, 10:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 35 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River, Pike, Walthall | 35 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 11:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River | 34 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | Pearl River | 26 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 30 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.