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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Dec 22, 1990, 2:49 AM CST for Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 1990, 2:49 AM CST (08:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 1990, 4:45 AM CST
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Warren County, MS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 220852 RRA FFWJAN MSC149-221045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 249 AM CST SAT DEC 22 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...WARREN COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ACROSS WARREN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 OR MORE INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 3 OR MORE INCHES AREA POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AT NIGHT BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND F6LASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE SWIFTLY TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. <
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
Local storm report, Dec 21, 9:51 PM CST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
950 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
915-940 PM CST...WINSTON COUNTY C.D. REPORTS PEA SIZED HAIL
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
DOWN AND WIND GUSTS TO 55-60 MPH.Special weather statement, Dec 21, 10:03 PM CST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
MSZALL-210500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1000 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. AT 10 PM CST...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED ACROSS YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES. OTHER STORMS WERE DEPARTING ATTALA AND LEAKE COUNTIES AND MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STORMS OVER YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MOVEMENT WILL TAKE THE STORMS ACROSS PARTS OF MADISON...ATTALA...AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES. THE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THE PAST TWO DAYS...YOU CAN EXPECT SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Dec 21, 10:49 PM CST, 4 hours before
MSZALL-210530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1045 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INTENSIFIED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. AT 1045 PM CST...WEATHR SERVICE RADAR AT JACKSON INDICATED AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY NEAR DURANT MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MOVEMENT WILL TAKE THE STORM ACROSS SECTIONS OF ATTALA...CARROLL AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...AND WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. OTHERWISE PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHM AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
Local storm report, Dec 21, 11:18 PM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
1115 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
940 PM CST...WINSTON COUNTY C. D. REPORTS THREE HOUSES WITH
TREES ON THEM JUST NORTH OF LOUISVILLE MISSISfSIPPI.Special weather statement, Dec 22, 1:51 AM CST, 58 minutes before
MSZALL-210530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 125 AM CST SAT DEC 22 1990 AT 125 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT JACKSON INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR EDWARDS IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN THE VICKSBURG AREA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... BETWEEN GREENWOOD AND LEXINGTON...LIGHT RAINSHOWERS COVERED MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Dec 22, 1:58 AM CST, 51 minutes before
MSZALL-220900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 125 AM CST SAT DEC 22 1990 AT 125 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT JACKSON INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR EDWARDS IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN THE VICKSBURG AREA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... BETWEEN GREENWOOD AND LEXINGTON...LIGHT RAINSHOWERS COVERED MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 6:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Dec 21, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery | 51 min |
| Dec 21, 6:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Calhoun | 47 min |
| Dec 21, 7:05 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 45 min |
| Dec 21, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 32 min |
| Dec 21, 8:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 69 min |
| Dec 22, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 32 min |
| Dec 22, 4:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 27 min |
| Dec 22, 5:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Dec 22, 10:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 25 min |
| Dec 22, 10:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Dec 22, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 55 min |
| Dec 22, 10:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 63 min |
| Dec 22, 11:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 64 min |
| Dec 22, 12:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion, Walthall | 37 min |
| Dec 22, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 62 min |
| Dec 22, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 51 min |
| Dec 22, 12:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 33 min |
| Dec 22, 1:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Dec 22, 1:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Dec 22, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 17 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.