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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredMississippi Sound; Chandeleur Sound
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Chandeleur Sound... Mississippi Sound...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 235 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was located over Bay St. Louis, moving southwest at 10 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include... Cat Island, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Long Beach, Pass Christian, and Gulfport.
Data from the National Weather Service
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