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Flash Flood Warning 150, NWS Jackson, MS

September 5, 20118 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2011, 9:47 AM CDT for 8 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 118 min. 4 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, 9:47 AM CDT (14:47 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
118 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Copiah County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 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, 10:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD10 Wsw Carthage, MSA FEW ROADS IN THE AREA AROUND OFAHOMA COMPLETELY WASHED OUT
Sep 5, 10:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 E Lena, MSHIGHWAY 487 CLOSED DUE TO WATER ACROSS IT
Sep 5, 10:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODMadden, MSSEVERAL ROADS IN EASTERN LEAKE COUNTY COMPLETELY WASHED OUT.
Sep 5, 11:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlorence, MSHIGHWAY 469 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. WHITE ROAD IS ALSO FLOODED.

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 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 13 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 12:00Z on 2011-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 12:00Z on 2011-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -181 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

319 
WGUS54 KJAN 051447
FFWJAN
MSC029-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-051645-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0150.110905T1447Z-110905T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  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...
  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...

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 942 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS 
  OF MISSISSIPPI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST. 
  ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...HAVE BEEN LESS THAN ONE HALF 
  OF AN INCH OVER THE PAST HOUR.

***SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUES TO OCCUR AS LOCAL AND STATE LAW
   ENFORCEMENT CONTINUE TO REPORT STRUCTURES AND ROADS INUNDATED
   WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 FEET OF WATER IN THEM. NUMEROUS ROADS
   AND BRIDGES ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING THAT IS ONGOING. AS SOME
   ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLS...THIS CAN EXACERBATE THE ALREADY DIRE
   FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THIS AREA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT
   AND BE AWARE OF RISING WATERS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A MOVING FLOW OF
   WATER OVER ANY ROADWAY. WATER RESCUES HAVE AND CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR
   TRAPPED PATRONS.*** 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DOWDVILLE...STALLO...BURNSIDE...NESHOBA...DIXON...TUSCOLA...
  MADDEN...RENFROE...SINGLETON...THOMASTOWN...HOMEWOOD...PULASKI...
  FORKVILLE...BRANCH...LUDLOW...HILLSBORO...STEELE...LAWRENCE...
  STRATTON...PINEVILLE...BURNS...WHITE OAK...PEARL RIVER...DECATUR
  AND CONEHATTA

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...IN ADDITION TO
LOW LYING AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND FARMLAND ALONG BANKS AND COUNTRY ROADS.

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.

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...A FEW INCHES OF WATER CAN SWEEP ANY SIZED VEHICLE
DOWNSTREAM.

&&

LAT...LON 3223 8906 3224 8932 3206 8933 3204 9036
      3205 9023 3215 9026 3219 9020 3225 9020
      3232 9016 3239 9007 3240 9024 3248 9024
      3249 9031 3262 9029 3274 9005 3283 9002
      3288 8995 3289 8974 3293 8973 3293 8907

$$

JA

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 5, 7:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 7:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
756 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

.UPDATE...BACK EDGE OF RAIN IS SHIFTING ACROSS MS FASTER THAN
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO REFLECT CURRENT
THINKING...WHICH SHOULD BRING THE RAINS TO AN END FOR MOST OF THE
REGION BY EARLY EVENING. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS ACROSS NORTHEAST MS IN
VICINITY OF THE UPPER LOW THAT STILL LOOKS TO HANG UP OVER NORTHERN
AL. IN FACT...LATEST SREF OUTPUT HOLDS ON TO PRECIP UP ACROSS
NORTHERN/NORTHEASTERN ZONES THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW BEFORE FINALLY
COMING TO AN END TOMORROW EVENING. NOT GOING TO KEEP POPS ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF MY CWA FOR NOW...BUT THIS IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN
EYE ON. NO CHANGES MADE TO GOING FLASH FLOOD WATCH BUT THIS WILL NEED
TO BE TRIMMED BACK HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. UPDATED PRODUCTS
HAVE BEEN POSTED. /BK/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 439 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/

DISCUSSION...

..EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL/EASTERN MS TODAY
ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES...

LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE SLOWLY MOVING
EAST TONIGHT...WITH A WIDESPREAD AREA OF HEAVY RAIN LOCATED ALL
ACROSS EASTERN MS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIP IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE
AREA OF CONVERGENCE/DEFORMATION AXIS STRETCHED GENERALLY ALONG THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PKY NORTH OF JACKSON. ACROSS THESE AREAS RAINFALL
RATES ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE...WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATING
2+IN/HR OVER A LARGE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY THE HEAVY RAINS ARE NOT
GOING TO END EARLY THIS MORNING. THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFORMATION AXIS
IS GOING TO SHIFT SLOWLY EAST DURING THE DAY TODAY AS LEE SHIFTS
EAST FOCUSING THE HEAVIEST RAINS FOR TODAY EAST OF I-55 AND NORTH OF
I-20. ACROSS THIS AREA...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS.
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY AS A RESULT...POSSIBLY LEADING
TO FLOODED HOMES AND WATER RESCUES. HWO AND GRAPHICS WILL BE UPDATED
TO REFLECT CURRENT THOUGHTS.

THE HEAVIEST RAINS THIS EVENING WILL BE ACROSS THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
AREA BEFORE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL RATES SHIFT INTO ALABAMA SOMETIME
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES ACCORDINGLY.

IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN A FEW TORNADOES ARE GOING TO BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS FAR EASTERN MS TODAY IN A PSUEDO WARM SECTOR WHERE THE BEST
LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL BE LOCATED. A TORNADO WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MS UNTIL 7AM...AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO TODAY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE CURRENT WATCH.

SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY TODAY AS A STRONG SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST
WINDS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF I-20 WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25
MPH WILL BE MOST PROBABLE...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS EXPECTED TO
THE NORTH. WHILE MARGINAL THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GO...WILL CONTINUE A
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
ADVISORY WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE EXTENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ZONES
FOR TONIGHT.

THE UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF LEE WILL NOT BE IN ANY
HURRY TO LIFT OUT OF THE TN VALLEY THIS WEEK. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE/
CLOUD COVER WILL BE STUBBORN TO CLEAR OUT EAST OF I-55 AS A RESULT.
A COMBINATION OF COOLER AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE REGION IN WAKE OF LEE AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW
WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. HIGHS TODAY AND
TUE WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE 70S...WHILE LOWS TUE NIGHT FALL INTO
THE MID 50S.

THE 00Z ECMWF WAS LEANED ON FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST ELEMENTS...AS
THE 00Z GFS SEEMED A BIT FAST TO CLEAR THINGS OUT. SEVERAL CHANGES
TO THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE WERE NEEDED AS A RESULT. HIGHS TODAY AND TUE
WERE DROPPED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDI TONAL CLOUD COVER EXPECTED(AND
RAINS TODAY)...WITH LOWS TONIGHT INCREASED A BIT FOR THE SAME
REASON. POPS FOR TONIGHT AND TUE WERE INCREASED ACROSS EASTERN AREAS
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SLOWER SOLUTION. /BK/

WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...

THE UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TD LEE WILL MEANDER
AROUND WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE ARKLAMISS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL HELP TO MAINTAINING DRY AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS OVER THE
FORECAST AREA WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS DIPPING INTO THE 50S. /EC/

&&

.AVIATION...

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE ARE GOING TO PLAGUE THE REGION
TODAY WITH GUSTY E TO N SFC WINDS AND MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS.
GRADUAL CLEARING FROM THE W WILL OCCUR THRU THE DAY AS DRIER AIR
BEHIND A COLD FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS AS TO HOW WDSPRD IFR CIGS WILL BE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTN.
XPCT OVERALL IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR TO OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE HOWEVER A
CONTINUATION OF IFR CONDS INVOF OF HEAVY RAIN AREAS IS LIKELY.
EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF PLANNING FLIGHT IN EASTERN MS TODAY.
NOT ONLY WILL WINDS BE STRONG AND PRECIP EXTREME AT TIMES...ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE PSBL. /BK/

HYDROLOGY...

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO FLOOD STAGE TODAY AS A
RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT CONTINUES TO FALL. A WIDESPREAD AREA
OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED ACROSS
SOUTH AND EAST CENTRAL MS...WITH SIMILAR PRECIP TOTALS POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHEAST MS AFTER TODAYS RAINS. RIVER FORECASTS ARE BEING
UPDATED AS OF THIS WRITING AND ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE AVAILABLE
SHORTLY. /BK/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       74  60  75  54 /  92  10   2   7
MERIDIAN      77  63  75  56 / 100  16   2   9
VICKSBURG     73  58  78  51 /  10  10   2   6
HATTIESBURG   79  64  79  55 / 100  10   2   3
NATCHEZ       73  58  75  53 /  10  10   2   1
GREENVILLE    74  58  75  53 /  10  11   4   6
GREENWOOD     73  59  74  54 /  50  10   7   7

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR MSZ028>033-037>039-
     044>046-050>052.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>066-
     072>074.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ026-027-036-
     042-043-048-049-054>058-062>066-072>074.

LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

BK/EC
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 5:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
558 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSZ029>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-061100-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
558 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AS AN
APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PIVOT INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST. THE INTERACTION OF THIS SYSTEM WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LEE WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL MAINTAIN THE
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH TIME...AND
SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THE RISK IS SMALL...BRIEF TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT
TODAY ACROSS FAR EASTERN AREAS NEAR THE ALABAMA BORDER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY
MORNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE EARLY ON. WINDS OF 15 TO
20 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING AS WELL.

.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 TODAY.

MSZ043-048-049-054>058-062>066-072>074-061100-
MADISON MS-HINDS-RANKIN-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
558 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-55
CORRIDOR THIS MORNING...AND EAST OF I-55 THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE INTERACT WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM
PIVOTING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY EAST OF A PELAHATCHIE TO
COLLINS LINE WHERE THE BEST COMBINATION OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY WILL BE LOCATED.

EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING
DURING THE DAY.

.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 TODAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059>061-061100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-
558 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA AREAS. THE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.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 SUNDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

BK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 5, 8:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
801 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            EIGHT CARS AT BARNETT BODY SHOP HAD WATER AROUND HALFWAY
            UP THE CAR DOORS OFF OF AIRPORT ROAD.

&&

17
Local storm report, Sep 5, 8:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
804 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
09/05/2011                   MADISON            MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BRASHEARS CREEK WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. RICE ROAD CLOSED
            DUE TO WATER ACROSS IT.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            CREEK RUNNING UNDER FLOWOOD DRIVE AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD
            BASE WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. WATER PARTIALLY OVER FLOWOOD
            DRIVE...AND COMPLETELY COVERING ACCESS ROAD TO ANGB OFF
            OF FLOWOOD DRIVE.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PHILADELPHIA            32.77N 89.11W
09/05/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS IN PHILADELPHIA NOW CLOSED. PORTIONS OF HWY
            19 SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA CLOSED.

&&

GERARD
Local storm report, Sep 5, 8:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
843 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0841 AM     FLASH FLOOD      COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
09/05/2011                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED

0841 AM     FLOOD            5 S BROOKHAVEN          31.51N 90.45W
09/05/2011                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED SOUTH OF OF BROOKHAVEN FLOODED.
            STORM TOTAL OF 8.87 INCHES OF RAIN AT EOC IN BROOKHAVEN.

&&

GERARD
Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:04 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
904 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   PUBLIC

            RADIO STATION WQST IS FLOODED.

&&

17
Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:12 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
912 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN SCOTT COUNTY. WATER ACROSS
            INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 80. INTERSTATE
            MAY HAVE TO BE CLOSED. STRUCTURES FLOODED IN FOREST ON
            SOUTH MAIN STREET.

0910 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LUDLOW                  32.57N 89.71W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOMES AND STRUCTURES FLOODING IN THE LUDLOW COMMUNITY.
            PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED.

&&

GERARD
Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:13 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
913 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PRENTISS                31.60N 89.87W
09/04/2011                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMBER OF REPORTS OF TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT AND THIS
            MORNING. POWER OUTAGES OVERNIGHT BUT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED
            THIS MORNING.

1252 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S HATTIESBURG        31.17N 89.31W
09/04/2011                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LIMBS DOWN IN CARNES. TREE DOWN NEAR RAWLS SPRINGS IN
            NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY.

0547 PM     FLOOD            CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
09/04/2011                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BISHOP ROAD AND COLLEGE ROAD STARTING TO FLOOD. SOME
            OTHER ROADS ALSO FLOODED.

0740 PM     TORNADO          7 SE HATTIESBURG        31.24N 89.22W
09/04/2011  F0               FORREST            MS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO OFF OF HWY 49 NEAR CAMP
            SHELBY.

0815 PM     TORNADO          4 SSW COLLINS           31.58N 89.58W
09/04/2011  F0               COVINGTON          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO A BARN AND A HOME AT THE SAME LOCATION AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF LYONS AND MT HOREB RD.

1120 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
09/04/2011                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON I-55 JUST SOUTH OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE EXIT
            WITH A FEW ACCIDENTS REPORTED...REPORTED BY RIDGELAND PD

0129 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            MAJOR FLOODING ON CAROL AVE IN FLORENCE WITH WATER ALMOST
            INSIDE A MOBILE HOME...REPORTED BY WLBT-TV

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PEARL                   32.27N 90.11W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER APPROACHING MOBILE HOMES IN THE HIGHLANDS MOBILE
            HOME PARK OFF OF GREENFIELD ROAD...RESIDENTS HAVING TO
            MOVE CARS TO HIGHER GROUND

0321 AM     TORNADO          RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
09/05/2011                   SMITH              MS   PUBLIC

            POSSIBLE TORNADO...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN RALEIGH AREA

0325 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WATER IS SURROUNDING OR ENTERING MULTIPLE HOMES IN THE
            CITY OF FLORENCE. STEEN CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND
            MAKING ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
09/05/2011                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE CITY OF JACKSON ARE IMPASSABLE
            DUE TO FLOODING. WATER WAS ENTERING SOME HOMES.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 N TERRY               32.18N 90.29W
09/05/2011                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOOD WATER ENTERED 3-4 HOMES IN THE MEGHAN RD AND
            HIGHLAND COVE AREAS OF BYRAM.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW JACKSON            32.31N 90.23W
09/05/2011                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ALONG ROBINSON RD WAS BEING
            EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CLINTON                 32.34N 90.33W
09/05/2011                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER WAS REPORTED ENTERING 2-3 HOMES IN CLINTON.

0549 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N TUCKER              32.72N 89.05W
09/05/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROUTE 488 FLOODED NEAR INTERSECTION WITH HWY 19

0549 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 E PHILADELPHIA        32.77N 88.97W
09/05/2011  E45.00 MPH       NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 2642

0550 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N MADDEN              32.71N 89.35W
09/05/2011                   LEAKE              MS   PUBLIC

            HWY 488 NEAR JOLLY RD FLOODED

0610 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
09/05/2011  E45.00 MPH       MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE ON LIVINGSTON ROAD...REPORTED
            BY RIDGELAND PD

0610 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CRYSTAL SPRINGS         31.99N 90.36W
09/05/2011  E45.00 MPH       COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE CRYSTAL SPRINGS AREA

0618 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SE VICKSBURG          32.28N 90.81W
09/05/2011  E45.00 MPH       WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM
            STRONG GRADIENT WINDS BEHIND THE RAIN. A CAR STRUCK A
            TREE ON HWY 27 SOUTH OF I-20 INJURING ONE OCCUPANT. A FEW
            POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO OCCURRING.

0725 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            EIGHT CARS AT BARNETT BODY SHOP HAD WATER AROUND HALFWAY
            UP THE CAR DOORS OFF OF AIRPORT ROAD.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   PUBLIC

            RADIO STATION WQST IS FLOODED.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
09/05/2011                   MADISON            MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BRASHEARS CREEK WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. RICE ROAD CLOSED
            DUE TO WATER ACROSS IT.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PHILADELPHIA            32.77N 89.11W
09/05/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS IN PHILADELPHIA NOW CLOSED. PORTIONS OF HWY
            19 SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA CLOSED.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
09/05/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            CREEK RUNNING UNDER FLOWOOD DRIVE AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD
            BASE WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. WATER PARTIALLY OVER FLOWOOD
            DRIVE...AND COMPLETELY COVERING ACCESS ROAD TO ANGB OFF
            OF FLOWOOD DRIVE.

0841 AM     FLOOD            5 S BROOKHAVEN          31.51N 90.45W
09/05/2011                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED SOUTH OF OF BROOKHAVEN FLOODED.
            STORM TOTAL OF 8.87 INCHES OF RAIN AT EOC IN BROOKHAVEN.

0841 AM     FLASH FLOOD      COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
09/05/2011                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED

0910 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN SCOTT COUNTY. WATER ACROSS
            INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 80. INTERSTATE
            MAY HAVE TO BE CLOSED. STRUCTURES FLOODED IN FOREST ON
            SOUTH MAIN STREET.

0910 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LUDLOW                  32.57N 89.71W
09/05/2011                   SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOMES AND STRUCTURES FLOODING IN THE LUDLOW COMMUNITY.
            PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED.

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GERARD

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, 12:14 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJANHinds, Issaquena, Jasper, Leake, Madison, Neshoba and 6 more6 hr
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, 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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