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Tornado Warning 57, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 7:37 AM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 23 min. 6 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
- Aug 30, 2021, 7:37 AM CDT (12:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Harrison County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 7:44 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Gulfport, MS | ANOTHER EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN GULFPORT, MS, SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES AND DAMAGING SEVERAL ROOFS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN 26TH AND 28TH STREETS AND ROBERTS AND HEWES AVENUES. IT THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR AT LEAST A HALF MILE, PRODUCING MINOR ROOF DAMA |
| Aug 30, 7:49 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Gulfport, MS | A WATERSPOUT LIKELY MOVED ONSHORE NEAR THE GREAT SOUTHERN GOLF CLUB DURING THE MORNING OF AUGUST 30. SEVERAL SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES WERE SEEN FROM NOAA AERIAL IMAGERY IN THE GULF CLUB AND IN A WOODED AREA TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CLUB. THE TORNADO TRACKED T |
| Aug 30, 7:49 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Gulfport, MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 E GULFPORT. A WATERSPOUT LIKELY MOVED ONSHORE NEAR THE GREAT SOUTHERN GOLF CLUB DURING THE MORNING OF AUGUST 30. SEVERAL SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES WERE SEEN FROM NOAA AERIAL IMAGERY IN THE GULF CLUB AND IN A WOODED AREA |
| Aug 30, 7:50 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Gulfport, MS | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE EDGEWATER MALL NEAR RUE PETIT BOIS WHERE AN UPROOTED TREE AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED. NUMEROUS SHINGLES WERE MISSING FROM A BANK ON PASS ROAD WHILE A PORTION OF A ROOF WAS TORN OFF A DUNKIN DONUTS. THE TORNADO TRACK |
| Aug 30, 7:50 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Gulfport, MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 5 E GULFPORT. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE EDGEWATER MALL NEAR RUE PETIT BOIS WHERE AN UPROOTED TREE AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED. NUMEROUS SHINGLES WERE MISSING FROM A BANK ON PASS ROAD WHILE A PORTION OF A |
| Aug 30, 7:56 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Biloxi, MS | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM. A HALF DOZEN HOUSES IN A COMMUNITY ALONG PINEWOOD DR AND ARBOR DR SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. AN AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWN OFF ITS PAD WHILE SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED. TH |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 5:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 881 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.7
The text
As transmitted.
113
WFUS54 KLIX 301237
TORLIX
MSC047-301300-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0057.210830T1237Z-210830T1300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
737 AM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 800 AM CDT.
* At 736 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Long Beach, moving northeast 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...
Gulfport and Biloxi around 755 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gulfport Airport.
This includes Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 33
and 44.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3043 8893 3042 8895 3043 8899 3042 8901
3041 8899 3042 8898 3041 8894 3039 8894
3039 8900 3037 8909 3036 8910 3035 8914
3061 8906 3063 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 207DEG 33KT 3032 8910
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
K. KuyperThe 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, 10:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 41 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.