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Tornado Warning 6, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 7, 2021Wilkinson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2021, 11:12 PM CDT for Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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: Apr 7, 2021, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2021, 11:40 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Wilkinson County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 167 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.8

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The text

As transmitted.

389 
WFUS54 KLIX 080412
TORLIX
MSC157-080500-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0006.210408T0412Z-210408T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1112 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until midnight CDT.
    
* At 1112 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Woodville, or 16 miles north of Jackson,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Centreville around 1140 PM CDT.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3100 9106 3103 9135 3113 9133 3116 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 265DEG 25KT 3107 9129 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

CAB

2 follow-up statements

896 
WWUS54 KLIX 080422
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1122 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MSC157-080500-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210408T0500Z/
Wilkinson MS-
1122 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTY...
    
At 1122 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Woodville, or 16 miles north of Jackson, moving east
at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Centreville around 1140 PM CDT.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3100 9106 3105 9129 3114 9127 3116 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 265DEG 25KT 3107 9121 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAB

483 
WWUS54 KLIX 080440
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1140 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MSC157-080450-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210408T0500Z/
Wilkinson MS-
1140 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm warning is still in effect for the storm 
riding the Louisiana and Mississippi state line.

LAT...LON 3100 9106 3105 9129 3114 9127 3116 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 265DEG 25KT 3108 9106 

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Wilkinson	78 min
Apr 7, 10:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Wilkinson	53 min
Apr 7, 10:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Amite, Wilkinson	70 min
Apr 8, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Amite, Pike, Walthall	66 min
Apr 8, 1:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pike	33 min
Apr 8, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	56 min
Apr 8, 2:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pearl River	34 min
Apr 8, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Hancock, Harrison	62 min
Apr 8, 3:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock	36 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.