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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 15, 1990, 2:49 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 1990, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 1990, 8:45 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lauderdale County, MS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMEI 152050
FFWMEI
MSC075-160245-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
249 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
...LAUDERDALE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF OVER AN INCH DURING THE PAST HOUR WILL CAUSE
FLOODING TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY MISSISSIPPPI.
FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER IN AND AROUND MERIDIAN AND
ADDITIONAL EXPECTED RAINFALL WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE.
SOWASHEE CREEK IS NOW EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET
LATER TONIGHT. RESIDENCES NORTH OF OLD MT. BARTON SCHOOL BEGIN
TO BE AFFECTED BY A 17 FOOT STAGE. AT 17 FEET WATER ALSO ENTERS
THE PARKING LOT OF VILLAGE FAIR MALL.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS.K..RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD
AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 15, 12:42 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
MSZALL-151900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1225 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 35 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 5:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AT 1225 PM CST RADAR INDICATED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH THIRD OF MISSISSIPPI...20 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTON..AND IN A LARGE CLUSTER BETWEEN BROOKHAVEN AND MAGEE. ANOTHER VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF WOODVILLE MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:42 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
142 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
120 PM CST...NAVAL AIR STATION GATE GUARD REPORTS TORNADO TOUCH
DOWN TWO MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAIN GATE. LAUDERDALE
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:53 PM CST, 56 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
152 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
150 PM CST...NAVAL WEATHER OFFICE REPORTS TORNADO 8 MILES NORTH OF
NAVAL AIR STATION. LAUDERDALE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.Special weather statement, Feb 15, 2:16 PM CST, 33 minutes before
MSZALL-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 215 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST... AT 210 PM CST THUNDERSTORM WERE BEGINING TO DEVELOPE OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THESE STORM WILL BE MOVING TOWARD MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT HOUR. COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPPI...ESPECIALLY THE ONES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...NEED TO BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE APPROACH OF THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Special weather statement, Feb 15, 2:33 PM CST, 16 minutes before
MSZALL-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 35 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 5:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL EXCEPT SOUTHEAST MISSSISSIPPI FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.. AT 230 PM CST RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES WEST OF MT OLIVE...10 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH MISSISSIPPI...AND FROM BROOKHAVEN TO MONTICELLO MISSISSIPPI. ALL THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD (POSSIBLE PRODUCE A TORNADO AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Local storm report, Feb 15, 2:46 PM CST, 3 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
244 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
220 PM CST...LIVINGSTON P.D. REPORTS TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF
LIVINGSTON ALABAMA IN SUMTER COUNTY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 10:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 10:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 10:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Feb 15, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 11:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 60 min |
| Feb 15, 12:21 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 12:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 12:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 12:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 12:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Amite | 50 min |
| Feb 15, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 1:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 1:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 1:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 51 min |
| Feb 15, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 1:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Smith | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 1:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Pike | 18 min |
| Feb 15, 1:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 2:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 2:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 2:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 2:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 2:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Smith | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Feb 15, 3:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 4:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 4:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 5:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 27 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.