Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 27, 2009, 8:49 PM CDT for Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 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
- Mar 27, 2009, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Marion County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 9:27 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbia, MS | CIVIL DEFENSE OF COLUMBIA REPORTS WATER THREATENING TO ENTER STORES ALONG MAIN STREET. |
| Mar 27, 11:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 S Columbia, MS | SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING GOING ON IN SOUTHERN PART OF MARION COUNTY. PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED IN HOUSES ON HENDERSON CANAL ROAD AND FIRE DEPT IS EVACUTATING PEOPLE BY BOAT. |
| Mar 27, 11:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | N Morgantown, MS | WATER COVERING HWY 587 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1844 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 13.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KJAN 280149
FFWJAN
MSC091-280445-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0021.090328T0149Z-090328T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
849 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...SANDY HOOK...COLUMBIA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR KOKOMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ESTIMATED
RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOLLY
SPRINGS...PICKWICK...MORGANTOWN...GOSS...PINEBUR...BUNKER HILL AND
IMPROVE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3108 8984 3108 8991 3113 8995 3114 9000
3116 9000 3121 9003 3140 9003 3139 8982
3144 8982 3143 8965 3101 8965 3101 8983
$$
CME4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KJAN 280313
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1013 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
MSC091-280445-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090328T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION MS-
1013 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
MARION COUNTY...
AT 1012 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA TO 6 MILES WEST OF SANDY HOOK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER
OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINEBUR
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AROUND COLUMBIA. THIS ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLOODING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8984 3108 8991 3113 8995 3114 9000
3116 9000 3121 9003 3140 9003 3139 8982
3144 8982 3143 8965 3101 8965 3101 8983
$$
CME000
WGUS74 KJAN 280425
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1125 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
MSC091-280445-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090328T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION MS-
1125 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
MARION COUNTY...
AT 1122 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN
THE PAST THREE HOURS. MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY AND
ARE NOW CLOSED. SOME LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
AT THIS TIME.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORGANTOWN...
HOLLY SPRINGS...GOSS...BUNKER HILL...IMPROVE AND COLUMBIA
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT TWO
HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL
STORMS MOVE IN. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE EXTENDED IN TIME FOR
MARION COUNTY SHORTLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3108 8984 3108 8991 3113 8995 3114 9000
3116 9000 3121 9003 3140 9003 3139 8982
3144 8982 3143 8965 3101 8965 3101 8983
$$
CME000
WGUS54 KJAN 280433
FFWJAN
MSC091-280745-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090328T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1133 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...SANDY HOOK...COLUMBIA...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 1131 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MARION COUNTY...ESPECIALLY THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER
OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MORGANTOWN...HOLLY SPRINGS...GOSS...BUNKER HILL AND IMPROVE
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE
HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
ONLY ADD TO THE SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES ONGOING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8984 3108 8991 3113 8995 3114 9000
3116 9000 3121 9003 3140 9003 3139 8982
3144 8982 3143 8965 3101 8965 3101 8983
$$
CME000
WGUS54 KJAN 280730
FFWJAN
MSC091-280945-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090328T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
230 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...SANDY HOOK...COLUMBIA...
* UNTIL 445 AM CDT
* AT 228 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW CONTINUE TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
ACROSS MARION COUNTY. MORE HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE IN WITH THE FINAL
LINE OF STORMS. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF
THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SIX HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MORGANTOWN...HOLLY SPRINGS...GOSS...BUNKER HILL AND IMPROVE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT TWO
HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3108 8984 3108 8991 3113 8995 3114 9000
3116 9000 3121 9003 3140 9003 3139 8982
3144 8982 3143 8965 3101 8965 3101 8983
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 22 min |
| Mar 27, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 8:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 90 min |
| Mar 27, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 10:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 10:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 12 min |
| Mar 28, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 115 min |
| Mar 28, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 18 min |
| Mar 28, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 1:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 88 min |
| Mar 28, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale, Newton | 58 min |
| Mar 28, 3:54 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Grenada, Holmes and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest | 40 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 64 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 9:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 3 days |
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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.