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Flash Flood Warning 137, NWS Jackson, MS

September 5, 201112 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2011, 12:14 AM CDT for 12 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr. 13 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
Sep 5, 2011, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 6:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Flash flood emergency
Flood severity
None

Counties Hinds County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS, Warren County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:17 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 5, 1:29 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlorence, MSMAJOR FLOODING ON CAROL AVE IN FLORENCE WITH WATER ALMOST INSIDE A MOBILE HOME...REPORTED BY WLBT-TV
Sep 5, 3:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODPearl, MSWATER APPROACHING MOBILE HOMES IN THE HIGHLANDS MOBILE HOME PARK OFF OF GREENFIELD ROAD...RESIDENTS HAVING TO MOVE CARS TO HIGHER GROUND
Sep 5, 3:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlorence, MSWATER IS SURROUNDING OR ENTERING MULTIPLE HOMES IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE. STEEN CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND MAKING ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE.
Sep 5, 4:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sw Jackson, MSAN APARTMENT COMPLEX ALONG ROBINSON RD WAS BEING EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING.
Sep 5, 4:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 N Terry, MSFLOOD WATER ENTERED 3-4 HOMES IN THE MEGHAN RD AND HIGHLAND COVE AREAS OF BYRAM.
Sep 5, 4:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOODClinton, MSWATER WAS REPORTED ENTERING 2-3 HOMES IN CLINTON.
Sep 5, 4:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOODJackson, MSSEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE CITY OF JACKSON ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING. WATER WAS ENTERING SOME HOMES.
Sep 5, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODRidgeland, MSSEVERAL HOMES NEAR RICE ROAD TOOK ON ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. 30 PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED.
Sep 5, 5:50 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 N Madden, MSHWY 488 NEAR JOLLY RD FLOODED
Sep 5, 6:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Sebastopol, MSEXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG SMALL CREEKS FLOWING INTO TUSCOLAMETA CREEK IN NORTHEAST SCOTT COUNTY. WATER LINES INDICATED THAT WATER WAS MANY FEET OUT OF ITS BANKS...AND WAS ACROSS NUMEROUS ROADS AND AFFECTED SEVERAL STRUCTURES.
Sep 5, 6:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlorence, MSSEVERAL STRUCTURES FLOODED
Sep 5, 6:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlowood, MSNUMEROUS VEHICLES FLOODED AT LAUREL PARK APARTMENTS
Sep 5, 6:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODJackson, MSAT BELHAVEN COLLEGE...FIVE CAMPUS BUILDINGS WERE FLOODED AND TWO OF THEM RECEIVED MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 311 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
311 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

074 
WGUS54 KJAN 050514
FFWJAN
MSC049-055-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-149-163-051115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0137.110905T0514Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1214 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BYRAM...JACKSON...CLINTON...
  LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...EDINBURG...CARTHAGE...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...STAR...RICHLAND...PEARL...FLOWOOD...
  BRANDON...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARPERVILLE...MORTON...FOREST...
  NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
  WESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PROSPECT...NEWTON...
  SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD...VICKSBURG...

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT

* AT 1213 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED   
  WIDESPREAD VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  
  ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE   
  INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SIX HOURS.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
SIX HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3205 9071 3222 9073 3215 9077 3208 9093
      3227 9099 3234 9091 3236 9100 3244 9097
      3243 9104 3250 9106 3249 9099 3250 9099
      3256 9108 3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973
      3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

EEC
4 follow-up statements
295 
WGUS74 KJAN 050634
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
134 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSC049-055-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-149-163-051115-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN MS-SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON 
MS-LEAKE MS-JASPER MS-ISSAQUENA MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
134 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN YAZOO...HINDS...SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA...NORTHWESTERN
JASPER...LEAKE...MADISON...WESTERN NESHOBA...WESTERN NEWTON...
RANKIN...SCOTT...NORTHERN SMITH AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM CONEHATTA TO FANNIN TO WHITES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROSPECT TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRANDON TO
STAR...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON
THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TERRY...UTICA...FORKVILLE...MONTEREY...STEELE...STRATTON...
HARPERVILLE...DRY GROVE...PISGAH...GOSHEN SPRINGS...FLORENCE...
YOKENA...BYRAM...LE TOURNEAU...LUDLOW...RICHLAND...PEARL...NEWMAN...
NESHOBA...TUSCOLA...RAYMOND...DIXON...FLOWOOD...MADDEN...DOWDVILLE...
FARMHAVEN...JACKSON...VICKSBURG...EDWARDS...CLINTON...BOVINA...
BOLTON...SHARON...CARTHAGE...FLOWERS...PEARL RIVER...EDINBURG...
MADISON...RIDGELAND...CAMDEN...YOUNGTON...BROWNSVILLE...CANTON...
GLUCKSTADT...POCAHONTAS...REDWOOD...OAK RIDGE...RENFROE...CAMERON...
THOMASTOWN...ANNANDALE...EAGLE BEND...SINGLETON...FLORA...PHOENIX...
WAY...VAUGHAN...LITTLE YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE AND TINSLEY

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 
SIX HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES IN THREE HOURS CAN CAUSE
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF BRANDON INCLUDING
BARAHAM ROAD.

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.

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 3205 9071 3222 9073 3215 9077 3208 9093
      3227 9099 3234 9091 3236 9100 3244 9097
      3243 9104 3250 9106 3249 9099 3250 9099
      3256 9108 3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973
      3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

GRG
554 
WGUS74 KJAN 050751
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSC055-149-050757-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ISSAQUENA AND WARREN COUNTIES...

LAT...LON 3202 8908 3205 9061 3253 9056 3271 9062
      3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973 3293 8912

$$

MSC049-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-163-051115-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
JASPER MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN YAZOO...HINDS...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...LEAKE...MADISON...
WESTERN NESHOBA...WESTERN NEWTON...RANKIN...SCOTT AND NORTHERN SMITH
COUNTIES...

AT 247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM FLOWOOD TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINEY WOODS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FLOWOOD TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER 
OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. HOMES HAVE 
BEEN REPORTED FLOODED IN THE WINDCHASE SUBDIVISION IN BRANDON BY 
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. RESCUES ARE IN PROGRESS. ALSO...TWO FEET 
OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS HIGH STREET IN JACKSON BY LOCAL 
MEDIA.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTEREY...STAR...PHOENIX...POCAHONTAS...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
FLORA...BRANDON...ANNANDALE...CATO...GLUCKSTADT...JOHNS...TINSLEY...
WHITE OAK...FANNIN...LITTLE YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE...CANTON...GOSHEN
SPRINGS...BURNS...PISGAH...SHARON...TURNERVILLE...PELAHATCHIE...
PINEVILLE...WAY...PULASKI...HOMEWOOD...VAUGHAN...MORTON...
FARMHAVEN...DOWDVILLE...NESHOBA...DIXON...TUSCOLA...MADDEN...
EDINBURG...RENFROE...SINGLETON...THOMASTOWN...CAMERON...CAMDEN...
LEESBURG...FORKVILLE...BRANCH...LUDLOW...HARPERVILLE...HILLSBORO...
STEELE...PROSPECT...LAWRENCE...ROBERTS...STRATTON...GARLANDVILLE...
PEARL RIVER...NEWTON...FOREST...DECATUR...CONEHATTA AND CARTHAGE

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND RICHLAND CIRCLE IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES IN THREE HOURS CAN CAUSE
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF BRANDON INCLUDING
BARAHAM ROAD.

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.

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 3202 8908 3205 9061 3253 9056 3271 9062
      3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973 3293 8912

$$

GRG
721 
WGUS74 KJAN 050917
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
417 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSC049-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-163-051115-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
JASPER MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
417 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO...EASTERN HINDS...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...LEAKE...
MADISON...WESTERN NESHOBA...WESTERN NEWTON...RANKIN...SCOTT AND
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BRANDON TO 9 MILES NORTH OF PEARL RIVER...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BRANDON TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF EDINBURG...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF 
THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. WATER IS 
SURROUNDING OR ENTERING MULTIPLE HOMES IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE. 
STEEN CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND MAKING ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUDLOW...JACKSON...FLOWOOD...CLINTON...PISGAH...CARTHAGE...BOLTON...
FANNIN...GOSHEN SPRINGS...RENFROE...RIDGELAND...BROWNSVILLE...
MADISON...POCAHONTAS...FARMHAVEN...SINGLETON...ANNANDALE...
GLUCKSTADT...FLORA...THOMASTOWN...SHARON...CANTON...CAMDEN...LITTLE
YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE...TINSLEY...CAMERON...WAY AND VAUGHAN

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND RICHLAND CIRCLE IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES IN THREE HOURS CAN CAUSE
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF BRANDON INCLUDING
BARAHAM ROAD.

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.

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 3205 9053 3273 9047 3285 9017 3289 8974
      3293 8973 3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

GRG
858 
WGUS74 KJAN 051016
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
516 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSC049-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-163-051115-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
JASPER MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
516 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO...EASTERN HINDS...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...LEAKE...
MADISON...WESTERN NESHOBA...WESTERN NEWTON...RANKIN...SCOTT AND
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 512 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
DETECT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNING AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE 
OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS...WITH WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL 
RAINFALL EXCEEDING NINE INCHES NOW. NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES HAVE 
TAKEN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON METRO AREA ALONG WITH SOME 
EVACUATIONS.  HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR 
THE NEXT THREE 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.

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 3205 9053 3273 9047 3285 9017 3289 8974
      3293 8973 3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

EEC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest59 min
Sep 4, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest37 min
Sep 4, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington30 min
Sep 4, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones, Smith54 min
Sep 4, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Smith49 min
Sep 4, 9:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Issaquena, Jasper, Madison, Newton, Rankin and 5 more3 hr
Sep 4, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith46 min
Sep 4, 9:50 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones, Smith25 min
Sep 4, 10:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Covington, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence and 2 more3 hr
Sep 4, 10:39 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSmith36 min
Sep 5, 12:01 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake, Scott59 min
Sep 5, 12:33 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNewton42 min
Sep 5, 12:59 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake, Neshoba61 min
Sep 5, 1:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson6 hr
Sep 5, 1:42 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin33 min
Sep 5, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery, Webster and 2 more6 hr
Sep 5, 2:35 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith40 min
Sep 5, 2:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba46 min
Sep 5, 2:58 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNewton, Scott47 min
Sep 5, 3:02 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNeshoba43 min
Sep 5, 3:13 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSmith32 min
Sep 5, 3:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Winston4 hr
Sep 5, 4:01 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott30 min
Sep 5, 4:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster3 hr
Sep 5, 4:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin7 days
Sep 5, 4:52 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott22 min
Sep 5, 5:01 AM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Noxubee59 min
Sep 5, 5:34 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott25 min
Sep 5, 6:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Jasper, Leake and 9 more110 min
Sep 5, 6:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClay, Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster2 hr
Sep 5, 7:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and 1 more2 hr
Sep 5, 7:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Neshoba and 6 more114 min
Sep 5, 8:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster and 1 more2 hr
Sep 5, 8:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Neshoba, Newton and 3 more4 hr
Sep 5, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion2 hr
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake6 days
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala31 hr
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake31 hr
Sep 5, 9:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar3 hr
Sep 5, 9:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin and 2 more118 min
Sep 5, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson8 days
Sep 5, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLawrence10 days
Sep 5, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMarion3 days
Sep 5, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANSimpson30 hr
Sep 5, 11:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee23 hr
Sep 5, 11:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLowndes10 hr
Sep 5, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClay, Lowndes10 hr
Sep 5, 11:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANCopiah, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison and 2 more24 hr
Sep 5, 11:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Smith3 hr
Sep 5, 2:38 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott8 hr

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Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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.