Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 159, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Dec 22, 2011, 4:59 AM CST for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2011, 4:59 AM CST (10:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
664
WGUS54 KJAN 221059
FFWJAN
ARC003-017-MSC011-133-151-221400-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0159.111222T1059Z-111222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
459 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHAW...
SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RULEVILLE...MOORHEAD...INDIANOLA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...LELAND...HOLLANDALE...
GREENVILLE...
SOUTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILMOT...
CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
* UNTIL 800 AM CST
* AT 459 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR WAYSIDE...OR NEAR
AVON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST
HOUR.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DARLOVE...METCALFE...WINTERVILLE...TRIBBETT...HOLLY RIDGE...
INVERNESS...SUNFLOWER AND BLAINE
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.
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 3333 9045 3333 9056 3327 9056 3327 9073
3323 9074 3320 9068 3309 9086 3310 9091
3306 9091 3301 9102 3300 9161 3321 9156
3346 9120 3379 9045
$$
JA2 follow-up statements
519
WGUS74 KJAN 221136
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
536 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011
ARC003-017-MSC011-133-151-221400-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0159.000000T0000Z-111222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
536 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BOLIVAR...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...CHICOT AND
SOUTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 536 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR WAYSIDE...OR NEAR
AVON. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOLLY
RIDGE...BLAINE...WINTERVILLE...TRIBBETT...LAKE VILLAGE...SUNFLOWER...
SHAW...RULEVILLE...MOORHEAD...METCALFE...LELAND...INVERNESS...
INDIANOLA AND GREENVILLE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3333 9045 3333 9056 3327 9056 3327 9073
3323 9074 3320 9068 3309 9086 3310 9091
3306 9091 3301 9102 3300 9161 3321 9156
3346 9120 3379 9045
$$
JA356
WGUS74 KJAN 221212
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
612 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011
ARC003-017-MSC011-133-151-221400-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0159.000000T0000Z-111222T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
612 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BOLIVAR...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...CHICOT AND
SOUTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 611 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITHIN A BAND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CHICOT...WASHINGTON AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES. ESTIMATED
RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOLLY
RIDGE...BLAINE...WINTERVILLE...TRIBBETT...LAKE VILLAGE...SUNFLOWER...
SHAW...RULEVILLE...MOORHEAD...METCALFE...LELAND...INVERNESS...
INDIANOLA AND GREENVILLE
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...
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 3333 9045 3333 9056 3327 9056 3327 9073
3323 9074 3320 9068 3309 9086 3310 9091
3306 9091 3301 9102 3300 9161 3321 9156
3346 9120 3379 9045
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Dec 22, 3:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 6:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 8:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Dec 22, 8:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Dec 22, 8:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 26 min |
| Dec 22, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 46 min |
| Dec 22, 9:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 45 min |
| Dec 22, 9:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 50 min |
| Dec 22, 10:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 49 min |
| Dec 22, 10:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton, Smith | 31 min |
| Dec 22, 10:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 53 min |
| Dec 22, 10:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton | 31 min |
| Dec 22, 10:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 38 min |
| Dec 22, 11:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 39 min |
| Dec 22, 11:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Dec 22, 11:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 16 min |
| Dec 22, 11:56 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 10 min |
| Dec 22, 11:56 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 10 min |
| Dec 22, 11:56 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 10 min |
| Dec 22, 11:56 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Adams, Wilkinson | 10 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.