Tornado Warning!!!southern Mississippi..

1017 am CDT Sat Sep 3 2011

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
eastern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
this includes the city of Biloxi...
western Jackson County in southern Mississippi...
this includes the cities of...St. Martin...Ocean Springs...

* until 1100 am CDT

* at 1014 am CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 10 miles south
of Gulf Park Estates...or 12 miles south of Ocean Springs...moving
northwest at 35 mph. The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
eastern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
this includes the city of Biloxi...
western Jackson County in southern Mississippi...
this includes the cities of... St. Martin... Ocean Springs...

* until 1100 am CDT

* at 1014 am CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 10 miles south
of Gulf Park Estates... or 12 miles south of Ocean Springs... moving
northwest at 35 mph.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Heavy rainfall may obscure this tornado. Take cover now! If you wait
to see or hear it coming... it may be too late to get to a safe place.

The safest place to be during a tornado is under a workbench or other
piece of sturdy furniture. Seek shelter on the lowest floor of the
building in an interior hallway or room such as a closet. Use
blankets or pillows to cover your body and always stay away from
windows.

If in Mobile homes or vehicles... evacuate them and get inside a
substantial shelter. If no shelter is available... lie flat in the
nearest ditch or other low spot and cover your head with your hands.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Saturday evening
for southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.


Lat... Lon 3034 8875 3041 8885 3039 8886 3037 8881
      3036 8881 3036 8884 3038 8886 3039 8897
      3066 8913 3069 8907 3068 8889 3073 8889
      3074 8886 3034 8869
time... Mot... loc 1518z 157deg 29kt 3027 8878