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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 17, 2025Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 2:31 PM CDT for Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2025, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2025, 3:18 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pearl River County, MS

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
941 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

MSZ077-083-084-086-087-171545-
Southern Harrison MS-Northern Hancock MS-Southern Hancock MS-
Pearl River MS-Northern Harrison MS-
941 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
HARRISON, NORTHERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTIES
THROUGH 1045 AM CDT
...

At 941 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Kiln, or 8 miles north of Diamondhead, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Picayune, Diamondhead, Saucier, Kiln, and Lyman.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 20 and 21.
 Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8934 3065 8934 3065 8925 3068 8924
      3068 8922 3067 8897 3039 8930 3047 8970
      3096 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 212DEG 17KT 3051 8935

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MEFFER

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:03 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Washington	64 min
Jun 17, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Saint Helena	49 min
Jun 17, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	East Feliciana	27 min
Jun 17, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Tangipahoa	34 min
Jun 17, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Stone	64 min
Jun 17, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Pearl River	42 min
Jun 17, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite	61 min
Jun 17, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Amite	28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.