Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 27, 2009, 4:03 PM CST for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2009, 4:03 PM CST (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2009, 3:41 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Webster County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:13 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Starkville, MS | REED ROAD 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HWY 182 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Feb 27, 5:48 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, MS | SEVERAL ROADS WITHIN COLUMBUS HAVE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. |
| Feb 28, 1:27 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Eupora, MS | NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 28, 1:27 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Mathiston, MS | FOUR FEET OF WATER IS IN A HOUSE. WATER IS ALMOST UP TO THE WINDOWS. |
| Feb 28, 1:36 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | West Point, MS | NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING THE ROADS. |
| Feb 28, 3:13 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, MS | SEVERAL ROADS IN COLUMBUS AND IN THE COUNTY HAVE WATER COVERING THEM. ON SOME ROADS THE ASPHALT IS BROKEN DUE TO WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 10 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 454 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KJAN 272203
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0014.090227T2203Z-090228T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
403 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 357 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
FLOODING IN THESE COUNTIES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS DETECTED
IN THE REGION...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF FIVE TO SIX INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE
PAST FOUR HOURS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SESSUMS...PALA ALTO...MULDROW...TIBBEE...BENT OAK...WAVERLY...
KOLOLA SPRINGS...STEENS AND CALEDONIA
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
MRM8 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KJAN 272257
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
457 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280000-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
457 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR
NORTHERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...
WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING
OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE
ORDER OF FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SIX HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONTPELIER
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
MRM000
WGUS54 KJAN 272344
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280200-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
544 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 800 PM CST
* AT 538 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING
IN THE WARNED AREA. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON
THE ORDER OF FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST EIGHT
HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANTEE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
MRM000
WGUS54 KJAN 280148
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280500-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
748 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CST
* AT 745 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
OF SOME ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA. VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE REGION. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN
THE PAST NINE HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANTEE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
MRM000
WGUS74 KJAN 280338
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
938 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280500-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
938 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR
NORTHERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...
WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 931 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST
TWO HOURS. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 3 TO 5 WHICH HAS FALLEN DURING THE
DAY.
POCKETS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA
FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES
POSSIBLE. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3
AM WHICH COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
CME000
WGUS54 KJAN 280448
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280800-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1048 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 200 AM CST
* AT 1042 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE 4 TO 7 INCHES WHICH HAS FALLEN DURING THE DAY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANTEE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
2 AM.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: THE MASONIC SUBDIVISION ALONG MAGBY CREEK...AREAS ALONG THE
LUXIPALILA CREEK FROM CBDG CONTINUANCE SOUTH OF MAIN AND WEST OF
COLUMBUS...SOUTH OF 182. THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
INCLUDING 15TH STREET AT COLLEGE STREET...LOCATIONS ALONG MOORES
CREEK...AND THE COLUMBUS BRICK DETENTION POND.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
JC000
WGUS74 KJAN 280724
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
124 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280800-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
124 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
NORTHERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...
WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 117 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO
HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONTPELIER
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 2 AM WITH
AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE THREAT FOR
CONTINUED RAINFALL...THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. REPORTS
IN WEBSTER COUNTY INDICATE THAT NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE
TO WATER. IN ADDITION...A HOUSE IS REPORTED TO HAVE FOUR FEET OF
WATER IN IT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: THE MASONIC SUBDIVISION ALONG MAGBY CREEK...AREAS ALONG THE
LUXIPALILA CREEK FROM CBDG CONTINUANCE SOUTH OF MAIN AND WEST OF
COLUMBUS...SOUTH OF 182. THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
INCLUDING 15TH STREET AT COLLEGE STREET...LOCATIONS ALONG MOORES
CREEK...AND THE COLUMBUS BRICK DETENTION POND.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
JC000
WGUS54 KJAN 280753
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-281100-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
153 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 500 AM CST
* AT 146 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE 4 TO 7 INCHES THAT FELL ON FRIDAY. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS
REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN BOTH CLAY AND WEBSTER COUNTIES
DUE TO HIGH WATER. IN ADDITION...FOUR FEET OF WATER IN A RESIDENCE
HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR MATHISON IN WEBSTER COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANTEE.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE
HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: THE MASONIC SUBDIVISION ALONG MAGBY CREEK...AREAS ALONG THE
LUXIPALILA CREEK FROM CBDG CONTINUANCE SOUTH OF MAIN AND WEST OF
COLUMBUS...SOUTH OF 182. THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
INCLUDING 15TH STREET AT COLLEGE STREET...LOCATIONS ALONG MOORES
CREEK...AND THE COLUMBUS BRICK DETENTION POND.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
JC000
WGUS74 KJAN 280941
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
341 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-280951-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
341 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR NORTHERN CHOCTAW...
OKTIBBEHA...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND
CLAY COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND ONLY LIGHT RAIN
REMAINS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931
3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894
3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871
3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831
3374 8825
$$
JCWhat 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 Feb 27, 3:49 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 3:49 PM CST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 349 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN RISK TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... ...DISCUSSION...FIRST OFF THIS AFTERNOON...IM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE SMITH...JASPER...CLARKE...AND JONES COUNTIES FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38 AS A RESULT OF DECREASED ACTIVITY DUE TO A STRONG CAPPING OVER THE AREA. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38 HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 02Z FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. THE COLD FRONT THATS BEEN THE MAIN FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR TODAYS ACTIVITY HAS MADE LITTLE PROGRESS SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. SOME ACTIVITY HAS TRIED TO BREAK OUT ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...BUT DUE TO THE CAPPING OVER CENTRAL PORTION OF THE AREA...NOTED ON THE 18Z KJAN RAOB...THINGS HAVE STRUGGLED TO GET GOING FURTHER SOUTH TO THIS POINT. FOR TONIGHT...DESPITE THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND THE FAVORABLE POSITION IN THE UPPER UPPER JET...THATS AIDED IN CONVECTION EARLIER THIS MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON...MY FEELING IS THAT WITH ENOUGH INSTABILITY REMAINING OVER THE FORECAST AREA...COUPLED WITH INCREASED FORCING AS THE LARGER TROUGH SWINGS EAST INTO THE REGION CAUSING THE NOW NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT TO BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE AREA...WE COULD STILL SEE AT MINIMUM SOME ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AS ACTIVITY BASICALLY CONGEALS INTO A SQUALL LINE AND SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE AREA. LAPSE RATES ARENT EXPECTED TO BE AS STEEP AS THEY HAD BEEN...BUT AGAIN WITH GOOD FORCING AND INSTABILITY...AND WITH DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR REMAINING ADEQUATE ENOUGH...IT STILL APPEARS AS THOUGH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN OVER AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO MACON THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 82 BETWEEN WINONA AND COLUMBUS. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. UNTIL THE FRONT ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MAKE ITS SOUTHEASTWARD PUSH...LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AREA...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN LOCALIZED...TO PERHAPS WIDESPREAD...FLOODING ACROSS THIS AREA. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO BETTER REFLECT CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AND THINKING THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT...ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END BEHIND IT. /19/ SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD BE PULLING AWAY FROM EASTERN MISSISSIPPI SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK...BUT THERE STILL MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FEW POTENT STORMS NEAR THE I-59 CORRIDOR AFTER DAYBREAK AND BEFORE 10 AM. INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE HIGH...BUT WIND SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ORGANIZED CELLS...SO THIS POTENTIAL WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED. THE REST OF THE SATURDAY SHOULD FEATURE A LOT OF CLOUDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND PERHAPS SOME LINGERING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WINDS (AT LEAST IN UPPER DELTA SECTIONS) MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO NECESSITATE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...BUT I WILL LET SUBSEQUENT SHIFT HANDLE THAT. TEMPERATURES MAY TEND TO DROP DURING THE DAY IN A FEW PLACES WITH VERY COOL HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. THE REALLY INTERESTING WEATHER WILL COME IN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED UPPER LOW COMES PLOWING SOUTH IN THE LOWER MS VALLEY. MODELS HAVE REACHED A GOOD CONSENSUS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL DIG STRONGLY DOWN INTO OUR REGION...BUT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE GULF COAST. THIS PUTS LOCATIONS ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CLEVELAND TO DE KALB LINE IN MISSISSIPPI IN THE ZONE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW POTENTIAL. SOME LIGHT SNOW (PERHAPS MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES) MAY FALL SOUTH OF THIS LINE...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. AT THIS POINT IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE UP IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH MAYBE AN INCH TO A DUSTING ELSEWHERE IN THE DEFINED AREA. WITH SUCH A SMALL AREA OF THE CWA SHOWING THE BEST POTENTIAL (AND STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE UPPER LOW TRACK) I WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING ANY SORT OF WATCHES OR ADVISORIES. HOWEVER...SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO STRONGLY CONSIDER THIS IN AT LEAST THE FAR NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE ARKLAMISS IF MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN THEIR SOLUTIONS. THE REST OF THE FORECAST WAS ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED AND I HAVE POSTED THE RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS LONG RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW. /BB/ BEGINNING SUNDAY THE AREA WILL SEE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST AROUND THURSDAY OR SO. COOL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO SET UP OVER THE ARKLAMISS REGION THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK WITH WEAK CAA PERSISTING THROUGH THIS TIME. THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK AROUND OR A FEW DEGREES BELOW FREEZING. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE 50S OR LOWER...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY. BY WEDNESDAY THOUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK THE AREA SHOULD SEE A DECENT WARM UP. THERE WILL BE A DECENT UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION. AND THE SURFACE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL BRING RETURN FLOW TO THE ARKLAMISS REGION TO GIVE MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S AND INTO THE MIDDLE 70S EXPECTED. HAVE WENT AHEAD AND RAISED TEMPERATURES BY A COUPLE DEGREES FOR MOST SITES FOR HIGHS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BRINGING TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO ENSEMBLE GUI VALUES. MODELS ARE IN A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHEN RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE ARKLAMISS REGION...BUT AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS AS IF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...POSSIBLY LONGER INTO THE WEEKEND./14/ && .AVIATION...THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE TRYING TO TIME THE CONVECTION TODAY AND THE TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS WILL BE A TOUGH CALL AS A LARGE WINDOW OF TIME WILL EXIST WHERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SITES ALONG AND N OF I-20. THE WORST OVERALL CONDITIONS FOR FLYING THROUGH THIS EVENING SHOULD BE FROM GLH TO GTR. VIS MAY FALL BELOW TO AOB 1SM IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. AWAY FROM STORM ACTIVITY...VFR TO OCCASIONAL MVFR CEILINGS WILL OCCUR FOR MOST SITES. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LOOK FOR WIDESPREAD IFR CEILINGS TO DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF OVERRUNNING MOISTURE. SITES GLH AND GWO WILL HAVE THE LONGEST DURATION OF IFR CONDITIONS AS THEY WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE FRONT. IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS WILL REMAIN FOR MOST OF THE TIME UNTIL SUNDAY WITH SOME LIFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS WELL. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NE HALF OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. ALL CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY SUN AFTERNOON. /DH/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 52 52 30 49 / 100 35 23 2 MERIDIAN 56 57 30 48 / 91 51 41 13 VICKSBURG 51 52 31 50 / 100 23 15 0 HATTIESBURG 60 64 34 54 / 80 55 17 1 NATCHEZ 53 54 32 53 / 90 27 0 0 GREENVILLE 46 44 30 48 / 100 28 32 1 GREENWOOD 46 45 29 47 / 100 37 45 10 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025>039. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 19/BB/DH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 3:42 PM CST, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 MSZ018-019-025>039-282145- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER STORM CLUSTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION THROUGH THE EVENING WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...BETWEEN QUARTER AND GOLF BALL SIZE. OTHER RISKS WILL COME FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY FROM ANY SUPERCELL STORMS THAT OCCUR. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA...THE ACTIVITY WILL CONGEAL INTO A SQUALL LINE IN WHICH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DUE TO THE REPETITIVE NATURE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE SAME AREA...SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON. UNTIL THE FRONT BEGINS TO MAKE ITS PUSH FURTHER TO THE SOUTH LATER TONIGHT...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN ACROSS THE AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO MACON LOOK TO HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A CLEVELAND TO DEKALB LINE. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR BELOW AN INCH. AS RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER WATCH OR ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK FOR LATER FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT. .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 INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ040>052-282145- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- 342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. LARGE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOS WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY SUPERCELL STORMS THAT OCCUR. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA...THE ACTIVITY WILL CONGEAL INTO A SQUALL LINE IN WHICH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. LAZ023>026-MSZ053>066-072>074-282145- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IF ONE CAN DEVELOP...IT WILL QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR ANY SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THIS AREA WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 19
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 27, 2:02 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
202 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD CLEVELAND 33.74N 90.73W
02/27/2009 BOLIVAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROADS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY-61 ARE COVERED WITH
WATER NEAR DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND.
&&
JALLENLocal storm report, Feb 27, 2:13 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
213 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM FLASH FLOOD RULEVILLE 33.72N 90.55W
02/27/2009 SUNFLOWER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN RULEVILLE WESTWARD ALONG STATE
HIGHWAY-8 TOWARDS CLEVELAND.
&&
JALLENLocal storm report, Feb 27, 3:09 PM CST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
309 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL STARKVILLE 33.46N 88.82W
02/27/2009 E0.88 INCH OKTIBBEHA MS PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 182 IN STARKVILLE
&&
JALLENLocal storm report, Feb 27, 3:10 PM CST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
310 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 AM HAIL 2 N BENOIT 33.68N 91.01W
02/27/2009 E0.75 INCH BOLIVAR MS PUBLIC
AT LEAST PENNY SIZED HAIL COVERING THE LAWN. A FEW STONES
COULD HAVE BEEN LARGER.
0630 AM HAIL 3 SW BOYLE 33.67N 90.76W
02/27/2009 E0.25 INCH BOLIVAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
0702 AM HAIL 1 S ITTA BENA 33.49N 90.32W
02/27/2009 E0.88 INCH LEFLORE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
0720 AM HAIL 3 W CLEVELAND 33.74N 90.78W
02/27/2009 E0.88 INCH BOLIVAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
0740 AM HAIL 3 N DREW 33.85N 90.53W
02/27/2009 E1.25 INCH SUNFLOWER MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0745 AM FLASH FLOOD GRENADA 33.78N 89.81W
02/27/2009 GRENADA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COVERING HIGHWAY 51.
0757 AM TSTM WND DMG WEST POINT 33.61N 88.64W
02/27/2009 CLAY MS PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
0803 AM HAIL 4 W HAMBURG 33.23N 91.87W
02/27/2009 E0.75 INCH ASHLEY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
0820 AM HAIL 1 S CALEDONIA 33.67N 88.33W
02/27/2009 M0.75 INCH LOWNDES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR WOLF ROAD.
0825 AM HAIL 1 N CROSSETT 33.14N 91.97W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH ASHLEY AR PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
0830 AM HAIL PORTLAND 33.24N 91.51W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH ASHLEY AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
0831 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 SE COLUMBUS 33.43N 88.32W
02/27/2009 LOWNDES MS TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS DOWN NEAR NEW HOPE.
0850 AM HAIL 2 NW EUDORA 33.14N 91.29W
02/27/2009 E0.88 INCH CHICOT AR EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
0855 AM HAIL 2 N EUDORA 33.15N 91.26W
02/27/2009 E1.25 INCH CHICOT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL.
0919 AM HAIL 1 S LAMONT 33.52N 91.08W
02/27/2009 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON MS PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL
0919 AM HAIL 2 N CROSSETT 33.16N 91.97W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH ASHLEY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0950 AM HAIL 2 ESE SHAW 33.59N 90.74W
02/27/2009 E0.75 INCH SUNFLOWER MS PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL.
0957 AM HAIL 5 E SHAW 33.60N 90.68W
02/27/2009 M0.75 INCH SUNFLOWER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZED HAIL.
1113 AM FLASH FLOOD COLUMBUS 33.51N 88.40W
02/27/2009 LOWNDES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PORTIONS OF 2 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER...COLLEGE
STREET AND MILITARY RD.
1130 AM HAIL 5 SSE KOSCIUSKO 33.00N 89.54W
02/27/2009 E0.50 INCH ATTALA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
1145 AM HAIL 10 W NOXAPATER 32.99N 89.24W
02/27/2009 E0.50 INCH WINSTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED IN THE LOBUTCHA COMMUNITY IN WESTERN WINSTON
COUNTY.
1150 AM HAIL 2 N CLEVELAND 33.77N 90.73W
02/27/2009 E0.50 INCH BOLIVAR MS TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL AT THE CLEVELAND AIRPORT.
1200 PM HAIL 4 NW NOXAPATER 33.03N 89.11W
02/27/2009 E0.50 INCH WINSTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED IN THE SHALLOW COMMUNITY IN WESTERN WINSTON
COUNTY.
1205 PM HAIL MCMILLAN CORNER 33.39N 91.31W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH CHICOT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
1205 PM FLASH FLOOD STARKVILLE 33.46N 88.82W
02/27/2009 OKTIBBEHA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS STREETS ARE FLOODED.
1220 PM HAIL 4 E LOUISVILLE 33.12N 88.99W
02/27/2009 E0.25 INCH WINSTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF LOUISVILLE
1235 PM HAIL 1 N GREENVILLE 33.40N 91.05W
02/27/2009 E1.75 INCH WASHINGTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT GREENVILLE AIRPORT.
1252 PM FLASH FLOOD STARKVILLE 33.46N 88.82W
02/27/2009 OKTIBBEHA MS PUBLIC
STANDING WATER AND STREET FLOODING ALONG YATES STREET
NEAR HIGHWAY 12 BY THE STARKVILLE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BUILDING.
1252 PM HAIL MINTER CITY 33.75N 90.29W
02/27/2009 E0.25 INCH LEFLORE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
0102 PM HAIL 3 NE SHAW 33.63N 90.73W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH BOLIVAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZED HAIL
0105 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S CLARKSON 33.62N 89.15W
02/27/2009 WEBSTER MS PUBLIC
ROAD FLODDING ALONG CLARKSON RD SOUTH OF TOWN.
0130 PM FLASH FLOOD GRENADA 33.78N 89.81W
02/27/2009 GRENADA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING IN A 5-6 BLOCK AREA OF CENTRAL GRENADA.
STANDING WATER WAS LOCATED ON FAIRGROUND RD. AND PLUM RD.
0145 PM FLASH FLOOD DUCK HILL 33.63N 89.71W
02/27/2009 MONTGOMERY MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF DUCK HILL
AND SURROUNDING LOW LYING AREAS.
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD CLEVELAND 33.74N 90.73W
02/27/2009 BOLIVAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROADS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY-61 ARE COVERED WITH
WATER NEAR DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND.
0210 PM FLASH FLOOD RULEVILLE 33.72N 90.55W
02/27/2009 SUNFLOWER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN RULEVILLE WESTWARD ALONG STATE
HIGHWAY-8 TOWARDS CLEVELAND.
0300 PM HAIL STARKVILLE 33.46N 88.82W
02/27/2009 E0.88 INCH OKTIBBEHA MS PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 182 IN STARKVILLE
&&
JALLENLocal storm report, Feb 27, 3:25 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
325 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM FLASH FLOOD BELLEFONTAINE 33.65N 89.31W
02/27/2009 WEBSTER MS PUBLIC
SEVERAL ROADS UNDER WATER IN TOWN OF BELLEFONTAINE IN
NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY.
&&
JALLENLocal storm report, Feb 27, 3:28 PM CST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
328 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HAIL 5 E MACON 33.11N 88.47W
02/27/2009 E1.00 INCH NOXUBEE MS PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MACON OFF
HIGHWAY 14.
&&
JALLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 19 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 40 min |
| Feb 27, 6:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 30 min |
| Feb 27, 7:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 44 min |
| Feb 27, 7:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 7:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 8:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 8:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| Feb 27, 8:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 61 min |
| Feb 27, 9:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 9:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 9:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 48 min |
| Feb 27, 10:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Feb 27, 11:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 11:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 12:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 12:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 12:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 52 min |
| Feb 27, 12:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:21 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 1:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Feb 27, 2:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 113 min |
| Feb 27, 2:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 2:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 33 min |
| Feb 27, 2:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Feb 27, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 3:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 111 min |
| Feb 27, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 42 min |
| Feb 27, 4:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.