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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2010, 6:11 PM CDT for Warren County, Mississippi; Madison Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 106 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
- Jun 15, 2010, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2010, 7:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 106 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Madison Parish, LA, Warren County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 3165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 15, 3:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 358 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) THE WELL-DEFINED UPPER(200-300MB) LOW SPINNING OVER KMCB MOVING NEWD WITH SCTD/NMRS SHRA/TSRA OVER MUCH OF THE CWFA E OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. EXPECT ASCENT TO CONTINUE WITH CELL MERGERS INCREASING OVER SERN MS THROUGH SUNSET AND WILL MAINTAIN HIGHEST EVENING POPS IN ERN MS. RISK FOR WET MICROBURSTS HAS PANNED OUT QUITE WELL WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES ACROSS THE FLOWOOD AREA OF ERN JACKSON METRO AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM CDT. THE UPPER LOW SHOULD PASS JUST NEAR THE COLLINS TO MAGEE AREAS THIS EVENING AND HEAD THRU NEWTON LATER TONIGHT LEAVING A WEAK SHEAR AXIS IN IT/S WAKE ROUGHLY ACROSS THE SERN HALF OF MS. ONCE THE SHRA/TSRA DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING...WE MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG AT LOCATIONS WHERE RAINFALL WAS HEAVIEST IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS/STREAMS AND HAVE ADDED THIS TO LATEST ADJUSTED GRIDS. EXPECT CLEARING SKIES OTHERWISE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAYTIME INSTABILITY ON WEDNESDAY REIGNITES THE CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA AND TSRA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 50-60MPH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAVE MAINTAINED MENTION IN HWOJAN. AMPLE MOISTURE WITH PWATS 2+ INCHES WILL RESULT IN A FEW GULLY WASHERS/FROG STRANGLERS WITH SLOW STORM MOTIONS. HIGH TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER/SHORTER IN DURATION...A BRIEF WINDOW OF SUNSHINE WILL BE ALL WE NEED TO HIT THE MAV MOS NUMBERS SO DID NOT STRAY TOO MUCH. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW LEVEL AND 850MB ANTICYCLONIC FLOW BEGIN REDEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AND SPREAD NWD. SOMEWHAT WEAKER MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW SHOULD ALLOW EVENING STORMS TO TAPER OFF MORE QUICKLY AS WELL. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL GENERALLY HOLD IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S./40/ PREVIOUS DISCUSSION OF LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGING AMPLIFIES SOMEWHAT THU AND REMAINS POSITIONED OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. MODEL DISCREPANCIES CONTINUE REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION. THE GFS SHOWS A SERIES OF WAVES THAT TRACK OVER THE RIDGE THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF LIFT THAT MAINTAIN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE LONG TERM WHILE THE EURO IS SHOWING STRONGER RIDGING THAT ALLOWS LITTLE OR NO WAVE ACTIVITY THIS FAR SOUTH. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY GFS/EURO SOLUTIONS MORE IN LINE...BOTH REFLECTING A WWD SHIFT OF THE UPPER RIDGE CENTER WITH BOTH AGREEING THAT SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY WILL PUSH THROUGH THE RIDGE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. WOULD EXPECT AT LEAST ISOLATED DAYTIME AND EVENING CONVECTION IF THE RIDGE WERE TO HOLD STRONG CONSIDERING HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES THAT PERSIST AND HEALTHY CAPE VALUES. GFS POPS WITH ISOLATED/SCATTERED CONVECTION... ESPECIALLY OVER SRN AND ERN ZONES...LOOK REASONABLE AND WILL BE GENERALLY FOLLOWED THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN OVER THE REGION. FOLLOWED MEX MOS FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS IN LOW TO MID 90S THROUGH MONDAY. FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...HAVE FAVORED HIGHER ENSEMBLE MOS SOLUTIONS GENERALLY IN THE MID 70S. MEX MOS LOWS CONTINUE TO LOOK TO COOL./03/ && .AVIATION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 16/0200 UTC...WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THIS ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MS. ALSO...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KT ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCAL IFR CEILINGS/ VISIBILITIES. OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH BASES AROUND 4 KFT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...PATCHY FOG ASSOCIATED WITH MVFR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MS BETWEEN 16/0900 UTC AND 16/1300 UTC. /COHEN/ .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 74 93 73 95 / 30 55 22 32 MERIDIAN 72 92 72 93 / 43 62 31 35 VICKSBURG 73 94 72 96 / 22 44 15 17 HATTIESBURG 74 93 74 95 / 41 62 29 44 NATCHEZ 73 93 72 94 / 11 47 15 17 GREENVILLE 75 95 73 95 / 27 45 15 16 GREENWOOD 74 94 72 94 / 36 52 22 21 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 2:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 249 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-162000- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR- FORREST- 249 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... PARTICULARLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. THE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-162000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA- 249 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... BUT MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. THE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. COHEN
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 58 min |
| Jun 15, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 2:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 58 min |
| Jun 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 58 min |
| Jun 15, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 113 min |
| Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Smith | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Yazoo | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 42 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2010Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.