Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 1, 2005, 2:51 AM CST for 5 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
- Apr 1, 2005, 2:51 AM CST (08:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2005, 8:45 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KJAN 010855
FFWJAN
MSC023-061-075-099-101-011445-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN
JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MERIDIAN STATION...MERIDIAN
SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON
* UNTIL 845 AM CST
* AT 251 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PAULDING...
STONEWALL AND HEIDELBERG.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNED AREA. THIS IS FALLING OVER AN AREA THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN 2
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
FLOODING OF STREETS...CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS IS ANTICIPATED.
SERIOUS FLOODING OF PRIMARY ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3259 8892 3258 8932 3181 8933 3185 8872
3190 8848 3258 8840
$$
CRAVEN3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KJAN 011020
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
410 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
MSC023-061-075-099-101-011445-
CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-NESHOBA MS-
410 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR NESHOBA...
LAUDERDALE...NEWTON...JASPER AND CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 407 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
WAS APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST. IT SHOULD REACH THE
MERIDIAN AND BAY SPRINGS AREA AROUND 5 AM. HOURLY RAINFALL TOTALS
HAVE EXCEEDED ONE INCH IN THE JACKSON AREA IN THE PAST HOUR AS THESE
STORMS MOVED THROUGH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OKATIBEE
LAKE...UNION...NEWTON...NELLIEBURG...MERIDIAN STATION...MERIDIAN...
MARION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA AND COLLINSVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...RESULTING IN RENEWED FLASH FLOODING.
STORM TOTALS IN THE PAST TWO DAYS HAVE REACHED 4 TO 6 INCHES IN A
FEW LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST NEWTON...NORTHWEST LAUDERDALE...AND
EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT A FOOT OF
FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
LAT...LON 3258 8930 3259 8893 3257 8891 3257 8840
3191 8848 3186 8870 3182 8931 3182 8931
$$
CRAVEN000
WGUS74 KJAN 011051
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
447 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
MSC099-011057-
NESHOBA MS-
447 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NESHOBA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3258 8930 3256 8892 3257 8891 3257 8840
3191 8848 3186 8870 3182 8931 3182 8931
$$
MSC023-061-075-101-011445-
CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-
447 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR LAUDERDALE...
NEWTON...JASPER AND CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 442 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING
THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL
BETWEEN NOW AND 6 AM IN THE MERIDIAN...NEWTON...AND BAY SPRINGS
AREAS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3258 8930 3256 8892 3257 8891 3257 8840
3191 8848 3186 8870 3182 8931 3182 8931
$$
CRAVEN000
WGUS74 KJAN 011231
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
622 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
MSC023-061-075-101-011445-
CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-
622 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR LAUDERDALE...
NEWTON...JASPER AND CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 617 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY
REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 493 HAD WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT BUNTIN GUNN
ROAD. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED DUE TO
WATER ON ROADWAYS.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS OVER...THOUGH LINGERING SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
FROM THOSE RAINS.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT A BAND OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
IN THE PAST FEW HOURS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CAUSING LARGE RISES
ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. MONTROSE...GARLANDVILLE...
HICKORY...CHUNKY...ENTERPRISE...NELLISBURG. ..AND MARIAN.
STORM TOTALS IN THE PAST 36 HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES
OVER A LARGE PART OF THE EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AREA.
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
LAT...LON 3258 8930 3256 8892 3257 8891 3257 8840
3191 8848 3186 8870 3182 8931 3182 8931
$$
CRAVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 57 min |
| Mar 31, 7:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 7:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 8:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 9:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 9:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 71 min |
| Mar 31, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 10:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren, Yazoo | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 10:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 11:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Yazoo | 45 min |
| Apr 1, 12:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 59 min |
| Apr 1, 12:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 56 min |
| Apr 1, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 104 min |
| Apr 1, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 81 min |
| Apr 1, 1:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren | 2 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 87 min |
| Apr 1, 2:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 112 min |
| Apr 1, 3:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 6 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Smith | 76 min |
| Apr 1, 5:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 118 min |
| Apr 1, 11:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 11:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha, Winston | 60 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.