Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 5, 2004, 8:40 AM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 5, 2004, 8:40 AM CST (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2004, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 547 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 845 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KJAN 051651 CCA
FFWJAN
MSC029-037-063-085-052100-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED EXPIRATION IN UGC HEADER...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
840 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 300 PM CST
* AT 840 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM FROM 5 MILES WEST OF
HAZLEHURST TO 15 MILES EAST OF NATCHEZ. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
RADAR INDICATED THAT TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. RADAR ESTIMATES
INDICATE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF
THE WARNED AREA...MAINLY IN THE PAST HOUR. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS THIS AFTERNOON.
FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS
UNDERPASSES AND SECONDARY ROADS IS LIKELY. DO NOT CROSSES FLOODED
ROADWAYS AS THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3155 9114 3176 9115 3182 9094 3178 9073
3189 9072 3200 9036 3157 9036 3144 9104
$$
CRAVEN3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KJAN 051707 FFSJAN MSC029-037-063-085-052000- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1101 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004 FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 3 PM CST. AT 11 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN THIS AREA THIS MORNING HAS BEEN ACROSS COPIAH...NORTHWEST LINCOLN...EASTERN JEFFERSON...AND NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTIES. TWO AND A HALF TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...AND FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN LIKELY OVER LINCOLN AND COPIAH COUNTIES. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD PROBLEMS ALREADY IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA. $$
000 WGUS74 KJAN 051815 FFSJAN MSC029-037-063-085-052100- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1214 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 3 PM CST. AT 1210 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...AND FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. 5.55 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT AN OBSERVATION SITE NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS IN COPIAH COUNTY. RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LINCOLN...SOUTHEAST COPIAH...AND SOUTHEAST FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST 2 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TO BECOME FLOODED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS MOST FLASH FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA AND WATER IS RISING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY $$
000 WGUS74 KJAN 052026 FFSJAN MSC029-037-063-085-052100- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 225 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004 FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 300 PM CST. AT 220 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...AND FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES...AND TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE WARNED COUNTIES OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN LOUISIANA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH WILL OCCUR OVER THE WARNED COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TO BECOME FLOODED. THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THE AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS MOST FLASH FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA AND WATER IS RISING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2:08 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 60 min |
| Feb 5, 7:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 59 min |
| Feb 5, 7:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 60 min |
| Feb 5, 8:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Feb 5, 8:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Feb 5, 8:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 8:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 59 min |
| Feb 5, 9:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Feb 5, 9:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 9:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 59 min |
| Feb 5, 9:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 9:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 19 min |
| Feb 5, 10:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 10:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 50 min |
| Feb 5, 10:26 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 11:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 11:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 11:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Smith | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 12:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 32 min |
| Feb 5, 12:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Newton | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 59 min |
| Feb 5, 1:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 55 min |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 48 min |
| Feb 5, 1:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 66 min |
| Feb 5, 1:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 58 min |
| Feb 5, 2:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 2:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 2:14 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 43 min |
| Feb 5, 2:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 43 min |
| Feb 5, 3:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 59 min |
| Feb 5, 4:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 58 min |
| Feb 5, 4:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 4:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Smith | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 49 min |
| Feb 5, 5:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 5:05 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 36 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.