Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 1999, 8:51 PM CDT for Carroll County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Mississippi. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1999, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1999, 10:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carroll County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 3704 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 7.4
- Supercell composite
- 23.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 060153 FFWJAN LAC035-MSC015-051-053-055-097-125-060350- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 851 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA * UNTIL 1050 PM CDT * AT 847 PM RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THESE COUNTIES BETWEEN 4 AND 830 PM THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING... FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS. THE SHERIFF ,IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY REPORTED THAT WATER WAS RISING IN LOW LYING AREAS OF BELZONI...AND WAS BEGINNING TO APPROACH SOME HOMES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF FLOODING. 65
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, May 5, 3:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 060800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 315 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999 ...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...FLOODING ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND MOST OF MISSISSIPPI. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. THE COMBINATION OF THE FRONT... THE VERY UNSTABLE AIR...AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BY LATE AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL THEN SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS... VERY LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW STRONG TORNADOES MAY OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THE GREATEST RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS IS OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS WHERE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/
Local storm report, May 5, 7:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
750 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM WAYSIDE MS 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY EOC.
0602 PM LELAND MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 WASHINGTON ON HIGHWAY 82 BETWEEN
LELAND AND GREENVILLE.
REPORTED BY MHP.
0605 PM CLEVELAND MS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/05/99 BOLIVAR REPORTED BY EOC.
0620 PM LELAND MS .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY P.D.
.
0630 PM 7 S RAYVILLE LA 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 RICHLAND REPORTED BY S.O.
0639 PM ANGUILLA MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 SHARKEY REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0700 PM YAZOO CITY MS TORNADO
05/05/99 YAZOO REPORTED BY P.D.Local storm report, May 5, 8:49 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
849 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0831 AM LAKE VILLAGE AR 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 CHICOT QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR LAKE VILLAGE
0925 AM 3 S.E. SHAW MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER ROOFING TORN OFF 3 MI S.E.
OF SHAW IN SUNFLOWER
COUNTY
0445 PM COLUMBIA MS .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 MARION NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
6 MI N OF COLUMBIA
0546 PM SUNFLOWER MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER DIME SIZED HAIL REPROTED
BY SUNFLOWER C.D.
0540 PM EUDORA AR .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 CHICOT DIME SIZED HAIL REPROTED
IN EUDORA BY S.O.
0552 PM INDIANOLA MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF INDIANOLA BY
MSU CHASE TEAM
0720 PM BELZONI MS TORNADO
05/05/99 HUMPHREYS TOR CROSSED HIGHWAY 49.
REPORTED BY MSU CHASE
TEAM.
0727 PM GREENWOOD MS TORNADO
05/05/99 LEFLORE TOR 5 MI. S OF GREENWOOD
BETWEEN GREENWOOD AND
SIDON. TRAILORS
OVERTURNED.
0745 PM BLACK HAWK MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 CARROLL TREES DOWN NEAR BLACK HAWK
0758 PM DUCK HILL MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY TREES/POWER LINES DOWN
EVERYWHERE
0800 PM 5 N.E. HEBERT LA 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 RICHLAND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPROTED 5 MI NORTHEAST OF
HEBERT
0802 PM WINONA MS 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY WONA
0804 PM GRENADA MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 GRENADA TREES/POWER LINES DOWN AND
ROOFING TORN OFF BLDG.
0815 PM DUCK HILL MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY TREES DOWN 4 MI S OF ROUTE
404 BLOCKING I-55Local storm report, May 5, 8:49 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
849 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0831 AM LAKE VILLAGE AR 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 CHICOT QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR LAKE VILLAGE
0925 AM 3 SE SHAW MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER ROOFING TORN OFF 3 MI S.E.
OF SHAW IN SUNFLOWER
COUNTY
0445 PM COLUMBIA MS .88 INCH HAIL
05/04/99 MARION NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
6 MI N OF COLUMBIA
0446 PM SUNFLOWER MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER DIME SIZED HAIL REPROTED
BY SUNFLOWER C.D.
0540 PM EUDORA AR .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 CHICOT DIME SIZED HAIL REPROTED
IN EUDORA BY S.O.
0552 PM INDIANOLA MS .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 SUNFLOWER DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF INDIANOLA BY
MSU CHASE TEAM
0720 PM BELZONI MS TORNADO
05/05/99 HUMPHREYS TOR CROSSED HIGHWAY 49.
REPORTED BY MSU CHASE
TEAM.
0720 PM GREENWOOD MS TORNADO
05/05/99 LEFLORE TOR 5 MI. S OF GREENWOOD
BETWEEN GREENWOOD AND
SIDON. TRAILORS
OVERTURNED.
0745 PM BLACK HAWK MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 CARROLL TREES DOWN NEAR BLACK HAWK
0758 PM DUCK HILL MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY TREES/POWER LINES DOWN
EVERYWHERE
0800 PM 5 NE HEBERT LA 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 RICHLAND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPROTED 5 MI NORTHEAST OF
HEBERT
0802 PM WINONA MS 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY WONA
0804 PM GRENADA MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 GRENADA TREES/POWER LINES DOWN AND
ROOFING TORN OFF BLDG.
0815 PM DUCK HILL MS WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MONTGOMERY TREES DOWN 4 MI S OF ROUTE
404 BLOCKING I-55The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 49 min |
| May 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 50 min |
| May 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 49 min |
| May 5, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 49 min |
| May 5, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery | 48 min |
| May 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 48 min |
| May 5, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 51 min |
| May 5, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll | 48 min |
| May 5, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 49 min |
| May 5, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 49 min |
| May 5, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 49 min |
| May 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 119 min |
| May 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 119 min |
| May 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 119 min |
| May 5, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes | 50 min |
| May 5, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 50 min |
| May 5, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| May 5, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 49 min |
| May 5, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Yazoo | 48 min |
| May 5, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 48 min |
| May 5, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 48 min |
| May 5, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 50 min |
| May 5, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 50 min |
| May 5, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 49 min |
| May 6, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 49 min |
| May 6, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 51 min |
| May 6, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 51 min |
| May 6, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 35 min |
| May 6, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 49 min |
| May 6, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 47 min |
| May 6, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 50 min |
| May 6, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 48 min |
| May 6, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| May 6, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 43 min |
| May 6, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 47 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.