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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 20027 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2002, 1:43 AM CST for 7 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2002, 1:43 AM CST (07:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2002, 6:00 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2002-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 295 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2002-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS54 KJAN 310743
FFWJAN
ARC003-017-LAC035-067-123-MSC011-053-055-083-125-133-151-311200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
138 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
  ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 600 AM CST

* AT 138 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 
3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. ADDITIONAL 
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF A 
LINE FROM MINTER CITY TO ROLLING FORK TO BASTROP LOUISIANA. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

LAT...LON 3351 9206 3282 9204 3283 9075 3374 9024
1 follow-up statement
000 
WGUS74 KJAN 311008 CCA
FFSJAN
ARC003-017-LAC035-067-123-MSC011-015-043-051-053-055-083-097-125-133-
151-311200-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
358 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002

FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FOR...

BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

FLASH FLOOD WARNING CANCELLED AS OF 4 AM CST FOR...

CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

AT 358 AM...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE EAST 
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM ROLLING FORK AND TCHULA...NORTH AND 
WEST TO ROSEDALE...CLEVELAND...GREENWOOD...WINONA AND GRENADA 
MISSISSIPPI. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE 
OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 2 INCHES IN MANY AREAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVE OUT OF PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST 
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS WITH JUST ISOLATED...LIGHT 
SHOWERS CONTINUING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER 
THIS REGION LATER THIS MORNING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE T.V OR RADIO 
STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS LATER THIS MORNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes30 min
Mar 30, 7:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne25 min
Mar 30, 7:19 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne41 min
Mar 30, 7:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Warren47 min
Mar 30, 8:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo38 min
Mar 30, 8:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison33 min
Mar 30, 8:50 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison25 min
Mar 30, 9:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo45 min
Mar 30, 9:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes29 min
Mar 30, 10:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes28 min
Mar 31, 12:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Washington46 min
Mar 31, 12:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower45 min
Mar 31, 1:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena26 min
Mar 31, 1:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore46 min
Mar 31, 1:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren18 min
Mar 31, 1:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo38 min
Mar 31, 2:09 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery4 hr
Mar 31, 2:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada, Montgomery43 min
Mar 31, 2:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin40 min
Mar 31, 3:08 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams, Franklin3 hr
Mar 31, 4:55 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANJefferson2 hr
Mar 30, 7:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Richland32 min
Mar 30, 7:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas43 min
Mar 31, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Madison, Richland45 min
Mar 31, 1:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia48 min
Mar 30, 11:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot23 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2002Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2002Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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.