Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 1997, 11:35 AM CDT for Pike County, Walthall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1997, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1997, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 568 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KNEW 271635 RRA FFWNEW MSC113-147-272030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1135 AM CDT SUN APR 27 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ...PIKE COUNTY...WALTHALL COUNTY PIKE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED AT 1125 AM CDT THAT FLOODING WAS IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING OVER THE ENTIRE COUNTY DUE TO UP TO 5 INCHES OR MORE OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 6 TO 12 HOURS. MANY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WERE UNDER HIGH WATER AND SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES REPORTED WATER IN THEM WITH SOME EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY. RADAR ALSO INDICATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER WALTHALL COUNTY. FLOODING OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN WALTHALL COUNTY WAS EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BE THREATENED WITH HIGH WATER. ALL PERSONS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS AND NOT VENTURE ONTO THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. &
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, Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
1110 AM CDT SUN APR 27 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH LOCATION....
0158 AM ERWINVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TRAILER BLOWN
OVER NEAR HIGHWAY 190.
0215 AM BATON ROUGE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 EAST BATON ROUGE WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
3 AUTOMOBILES.
0240 AM DONALDSONVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ASCENSION PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
HIGHWAY 1.
0245 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LAFOUCHE LAFOUCHE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED
ROOF BLOWN OFF..TREES
DOWN AND LIMITED POWER
OUTAGES.
0305 AM HARVEY LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED TREES
DOWN ON POWER LINES.
0315 AM ORLEANS LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ALGIERS JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED LARGE
TREES DOWN.
0315 AM WALKER LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LIVINGSTON PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED POWER LINE
DOWN ON LA HIGHWAY 447.
0322 AM LIVINGSTON LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LIVINGSTON PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 63.
0330 AM CONVENT LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. JAMES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN
AND POWER OUTAGE.
0345 AM LAKE PNTCHARTRAIN LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 JEFFERSON MID CAUSEWAY 55 MPH WINDS
0355 AM LAPLACE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. JOHN LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
U.S. HIGHWAY 51.
0357 AM AMA LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. CHARLES LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 18.
0358 AM KENNER - KMSY LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 JEFFERSON KMSY AIRPORT RECORDED
WIND GUST OF 44 KNOTS.
0404 AM NEW ORLEANS - KNEW LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 ORLEANS KNEW AIRPORT RECORDED
WIND GUST OF 57 KNOTS
- AIRCRAFT DAMAGED.
0415 AM ST. TAMMANY LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 SLIDELL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
REPORTED LARGE 50 FT PINE
TREE DOWN OFF LA HIGHAY 190.
0417 AM METAIRIE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON STORM SPOTTER REPORTED
TREES DOWN NEAR CLEARVIEW
PARKWAY SOUTH.
0438 AM MARRERO LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 45.
0553 AM CONVENT LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 ST. JAMES TIMES PICAYUNE NEWSPAPER
REPORTED SSA DELTA BULK
TERMINAL RECORDED WIND
GUST OF 114 MPH.
0143 AM NEW ROADS LA 0.875 INCH HAIL
04/27/97 POINTE COUPEE REPORTED BY PARISH
SHERIFFS OFFICE.
0330 AM ETHEL LA FLOODING
04/27/97 EAST FELICIANA EXTENSIVE HIGHWAY FLOODING
REPORTED BY PARISH SHERIFFS
OFFFICE.
0735 AM MCCOMB MS FLOODING
04/27/97 PIKE WATER IN SEVERAL HOMES AND
EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING.
REPORTED BY PIKE COUNTY
CIVIL DEFENSE.
1015 AM PLAQUEMINE/WHITE CASTLE LA FLOODING
04/27/97 IBERVILLE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING
REPORTED BY POLICE DEPT.
1020 AM CLINTON LA FLOODING
04/27/97 EAST FELICIANA WATER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND SEVERAL HOMES. REPORTED
BY PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE.
03Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:11 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
1110 AM CDT SUN APR 27 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH LOCATION....
0158 AM ERWINVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TRAILER BLOWN
OVER NEAR HIGHWAY 190.
0215 AM BATON ROUGE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 EAST BATON ROUGE WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
3 AUTOMOBILES.
0240 AM DONALDSONVILLE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ASCENSION PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
HIGHWAY 1.
0245 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LAFOUCHE LAFOUCHE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED
ROOF BLOWN OFF..TREES
DOWN AND LIMITED POWER
OUTAGES.
0305 AM HARVEY LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED TREES
DOWN ON POWER LINES.
0315 AM ORLEANS LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ALGIERS JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED LARGE
TREES DOWN.
0315 AM WALKER LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LIVINGSTON PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED POWER LINE
DOWN ON LA HIGHWAY 447.
0322 AM LIVINGSTON LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 LIVINGSTON PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 63.
0330 AM CONVENT LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. JAMES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN
AND POWER OUTAGE.
0345 AM LAKE PNTCHARTRAIN LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 JEFFERSON MID CAUSEWAY 55 MPH WINDS
0355 AM LAPLACE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. JOHN LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
U.S. HIGHWAY 51.
0357 AM AMA LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 ST. CHARLES LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 18.
0358 AM KENNER - KMSY LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 JEFFERSON KMSY AIRPORT RECORDED
WIND GUST OF 44 KNOTS.
0404 AM NEW ORLEANS - KNEW LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 ORLEANS KNEW AIRPORT RECORDED
WIND GUST OF 57 KNOTS
- AIRCRAFT DAMAGED.
0415 AM ST. TAMMANY LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 SLIDELL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
REPORTED LARGE 50 FT PINE
TREE DOWN OFF LA HIGHAY 190.
0417 AM METAIRIE LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON STORM SPOTTER REPORTED
TREES DOWN NEAR CLEARVIEW
PARKWAY SOUTH.
0438 AM MARRERO LA WIND DAMAGE
04/26/97 JEFFERSON LA STATE POLICE TROOP B
REPORTED TREES DOWN ON
LA HIGHWAY 45.
0553 AM CONVENT LA WIND GUST
04/26/97 ST. JAMES TIMES PICAYUNE NEWSPAPER
REPORTED SSA DELTA BULK
TERMINAL RECORDED WIND
GUST OF 114 MPH.
0143 AM NEW ROADS LA 0.875 INCH HAIL
04/27/97 POINTE COUPEE REPORTED BY PARISH
SHERIFFS OFFICE.
0330 AM ETHEL LA FLOODING
04/27/97 EAST FELICIANA EXTENSIVE HIGHWAY FLOODING
REPORTED BY PARISH SHERIFFS
OFFFICE.
0735 AM MCCOMB MS FLOODING
04/27/97 PIKE WATER IN SEVERAL HOMES AND
EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING.
REPORTED BY PIKE COUNTY
CIVIL DEFENSE.
1015 AM PLAQUEMINE/WHITE CASTLE LA FLOODING
04/27/97 IBERVILLE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING
REPORTED BY POLICE DEPT.
1020 AM CLINTON LA FLOODING
04/27/97 EAST FELICIANA WATER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND SEVERAL HOMES. REPORTED
BY PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE.
03The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Walthall | 15 min |
| Apr 27, 7:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 117 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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.