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Flash Flood Warning 154, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2011, 10:31 PM CDT for Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 119 min. 1 report 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 25, 2011, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2011, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 10:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Greenville, MS | SEVERAL RDS FLOODED ACROSS TOWN |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1074 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
786
WGUS54 KJAN 260331
FFWJAN
ARC017-LAC035-067-123-MSC055-125-151-260530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0154.110926T0331Z-110926T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1031 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...LELAND...HOLLANDALE...
GREENVILLE...
CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 1032 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVON TO 16 MILES WEST OF EUDORA...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVON TO WILMOT...MOVING
SOUTH AT 20 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
PANTHER BURN...DELTA CITY...GASSOWAY...GLEN ALLAN...MILLIKIN...
NITTA YUMA...GRACE AND ANGUILLA
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN A HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEAR GREENWOOD: RISING SUN SUBDIVISION...400
BLOCK EAST JEFFERSON...100 TO 300 BLOCKS OF LEFLORE AVENUE...RIVER
ROAD FROM LEE STREET THROUGH DEWEY STREET...AND RIVER ROAD FROM
MULBERRY TO CHAMBER STREET.
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.
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9147 3301 9146 3333 9146 3343 9124
3343 9076 3327 9076 3327 9074 3292 9069
3293 9116 3292 9148
$$
JA3 follow-up statements
293
WGUS74 KJAN 260417
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1117 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
ARC017-LAC035-067-123-MSC055-125-151-260530-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110926T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-MOREHOUSE LA-
EAST CARROLL LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
1117 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA...NORTHERN SHARKEY...WASHINGTON AND CHICOT
COUNTIES...AND NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL
AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
**THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED WITHIN THE CITY
OF GREENWOOD WITH MANY POTENTIALLY CLOSED OFF AT THIS TIME BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES***
AT 1115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NITTA YUMA TO GASSOWAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
NORTH OF ROLLING FORK TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF EUDORA...MOVING SOUTHEAST
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
MILLIKIN AND ANGUILLA
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OF
THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN AN HOUR CAN CAUSE
FLOODING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEAR GREENWOOD: RISING SUN
SUBDIVISION...400 BLOCK EAST JEFFERSON...100 TO 300 BLOCKS OF LEFLORE
AVENUE...RIVER ROAD FROM LEE STREET THROUGH DEWEY STREET...AND RIVER
ROAD FROM MULBERRY TO CHAMBER STREET.
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.
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9147 3301 9146 3333 9146 3343 9124
3343 9076 3327 9076 3327 9074 3292 9069
3293 9116 3292 9148
$$839
WGUS74 KJAN 260418
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1118 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
ARC017-LAC035-067-123-MSC055-125-151-260530-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110926T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-MOREHOUSE LA-
EAST CARROLL LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
1118 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA...NORTHERN SHARKEY...WASHINGTON AND CHICOT
COUNTIES...AND NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL
AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
**THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED WITHIN THE CITY
OF GREENVILLE WITH MANY POTENTIALLY CLOSED OFF AT THIS TIME BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES***
AT 1115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NITTA YUMA TO GASSOWAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
NORTH OF ROLLING FORK TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF EUDORA...MOVING SOUTHEAST
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
MILLIKIN AND ANGUILLA
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OF
THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN AN HOUR CAN CAUSE
FLOODING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEAR GREENWOOD: RISING SUN
SUBDIVISION...400 BLOCK EAST JEFFERSON...100 TO 300 BLOCKS OF LEFLORE
AVENUE...RIVER ROAD FROM LEE STREET THROUGH DEWEY STREET...AND RIVER
ROAD FROM MULBERRY TO CHAMBER STREET.
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.
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9147 3301 9146 3333 9146 3343 9124
3343 9076 3327 9076 3327 9074 3292 9069
3293 9116 3292 9148
$$699
WGUS74 KJAN 260422
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1122 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
ARC017-LAC035-067-123-MSC055-125-151-260530-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110926T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-MOREHOUSE LA-
EAST CARROLL LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
1122 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA...NORTHERN SHARKEY...WASHINGTON AND CHICOT
COUNTIES...AND NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL
AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
**THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREETS FLOODED WITHIN THE CITY
OF GREENVILLE WITH MANY POTENTIALLY CLOSED OFF AT THIS TIME BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES***
AT 1119 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NITTA YUMA TO MILLIKIN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTH OF ROLLING FORK TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF EUDORA...MOVING SOUTHEAST
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
ANGUILLA
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE 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.
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.
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9147 3301 9146 3333 9146 3343 9124
3343 9076 3327 9076 3327 9074 3292 9069
3293 9116 3292 9148
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 21 min |
| Sep 25, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 57 min |
| Sep 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 48 min |
| Sep 25, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 64 min |
| Sep 25, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 61 min |
| Sep 25, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 54 min |
| Sep 25, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 115 min |
| Sep 25, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 64 min |
| Sep 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 47 min |
| Sep 25, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 24 min |
| Sep 25, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 54 min |
| Sep 25, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 38 min |
| Sep 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 31 min |
| Sep 25, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 19 min |
| Sep 25, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 77 min |
| Sep 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 35 min |
| Sep 26, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 28 min |
| Sep 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Sep 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 29 min |
| Sep 25, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 54 min |
| Sep 25, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 76 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 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.