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Tornado Warning 21, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 6, 2022Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2022, 2:40 AM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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: May 6, 2022, 2:40 AM CDT (07:40 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2022, 3:07 AM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 1644 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

089 
WFUS54 KLIX 060740
TORLIX
MSC059-060830-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0021.220506T0740Z-220506T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
240 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 330 AM CDT.
    
* At 240 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Vancleave, or 11 miles northwest of Escatawpa,
  moving east at 30 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...
  Wade around 300 AM CDT.
  Hurley around 305 AM CDT.
  Big Point around 310 AM CDT.

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 3054 8873 3063 8873 3069 8841 3054 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 264DEG 25KT 3059 8870 

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

$$

KLG

2 follow-up statements

478 
WWUS54 KLIX 060755
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
255 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

MSC059-060830-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220506T0830Z/
Jackson MS-
255 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY...
    
At 254 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wade, or 7 miles north of Escatawpa, moving east at
30 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...
  Big Point around 305 AM CDT.

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 3055 8857 3062 8857 3066 8841 3054 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 264DEG 25KT 3060 8858 

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

$$

KLG

485 
WWUS54 KLIX 060807
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
307 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

MSC059-060817-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220506T0830Z/
Jackson MS-
307 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON 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.  However gusty winds are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3055 8857 3062 8857 3066 8841 3054 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0804Z 264DEG 25KT 3061 8847 

$$

KLG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	46 min
May 6, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Hancock	47 min
May 6, 1:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Hancock	65 min
May 6, 2:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	84 min
May 6, 2:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	17 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.