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Flash Flood Warning 120, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2008, 2:51 AM CDT for 7 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 114 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
- Sep 4, 2008, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2008, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 816 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
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.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 4, 2:20 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 2:20 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 2:57 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 257 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 MSZ043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-042000- MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 257 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROTATING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...BRIEF DOWNPOURS WILL BE LIKELY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RUN-OFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THERE WILL BE A RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AGAIN THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP JUST WEST OF THE AREA AND SLOWLY TRACK EAST EARLY THURSDAY. THE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREMELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY THE AFTERNOON...WHERE A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY TRACKS EAST THROUGH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-034-040-041-047-053- 059>061-042000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- WASHINGTON-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- FRANKLIN MS- 257 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROTATING STORMS AND A FEW TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNS POURS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING. AVOID FLOODED AREAS UNTIL WATER RECEDES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF MORE FLOODING DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ029>033-037>039-042000- WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 257 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR . .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY IN URBAN AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THERE WILL BE A RISK OF STRONG STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP JUST WEST OF THE AREA AND SLOWLY TRACK EAST EARLY THURSDAY. THE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREMELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY THE AFTERNOON... WHERE A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. MSZ019-025>028-035-036-042-042000- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES- YAZOO- 257 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROTATING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...BRIEF DOWNPOURS WILL BE LIKELY. THE GROUND AROUND THE REGION IS SATURATED. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RUN-OFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. AVOID FLOODED AREAS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 3, 9:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
917 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM HEAVY RAIN GREENVILLE 33.39N 91.05W
09/03/2008 M5.26 INCH WASHINGTON MS ASOS
RAINFALL SINCE 6 PM. 8.6 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT.
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GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 64 min |
| Sep 3, 7:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 48 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 52 min |
| Sep 3, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 14 min |
| Sep 3, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 10:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 18 hr |
| Sep 3, 10:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Holmes, Humphreys, Jefferson and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 15 min |
| Sep 4, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Sharkey and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Marion | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Richland | 13 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas | 37 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 12 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.