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Tornado Warning 13, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 16, 2023Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2023, 9:50 PM CDT for Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 15 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: Jun 16, 2023, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2023, 10:05 PM CDT
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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: 3560 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 11.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

073 
WFUS54 KLIX 170250
TORLIX
MSC047-059-170330-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0013.230617T0250Z-230617T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
950 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
  West central Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.
    
* At 950 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles north of Latimer, or 12 miles north of St.
  Martin, and is nearly stationary.

  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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Harrison and west central Jackson Counties.

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 3052 8873 3059 8892 3065 8892 3066 8889
      3066 8885 3064 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 279DEG 2KT 3062 8890 

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

$$

HRL

2 follow-up statements

646 
WWUS54 KLIX 170259
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
959 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

MSC047-170308-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230617T0330Z/
Harrison MS-
959 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3052 8873 3060 8888 3066 8888 3066 8885
      3064 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 279DEG 2KT 3062 8889 

$$

MSC059-170330-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230617T0330Z/
Jackson MS-
959 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY...
    
At 958 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Latimer, or 12 miles north of St.
Martin, and is nearly stationary.

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...
Vancleave.

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 3052 8873 3060 8888 3066 8888 3066 8885
      3064 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 279DEG 2KT 3062 8889 

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

$$

HRL

245 
WWUS54 KLIX 170305
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1005 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

MSC059-170315-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230617T0330Z/
Jackson MS-
1005 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3052 8873 3060 8888 3066 8888 3066 8885
      3064 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 279DEG 2KT 3062 8889 

$$

HRL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	46 min
Jun 17, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Jackson	43 min
Jun 17, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Jackson	51 min
Jun 17, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Harrison	25 min
Jun 17, 2:59 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LIX	Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike and 2 more	40 hr
Jun 17, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LIX	Wilkinson	67 min
Jun 17, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LIX	Wilkinson	55 min
Jun 17, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LIX	Jackson	66 min
Jun 17, 3:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Wilkinson	3 hr
Jun 17, 4:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	22 min
Jun 17, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Jackson	62 min
Jun 17, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite, Wilkinson	38 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.