Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 9, 2011, 2:43 AM CST for Newton County, Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 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
- Mar 9, 2011, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2011, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 5:00 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Newton, MS | A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED ON A LAKE SOUTH OF NEWTON. |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 542 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 664 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801
WGUS54 KJAN 090843
FFWJAN
MSC101-123-129-091145-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0034.110309T0843Z-110309T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
243 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARPERVILLE...FOREST...
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PROSPECT...NEWTON...
* UNTIL 545 AM CST
* AT 243 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF EDINBURG TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF
MORTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN
THE PAST SIX HOURS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STEELE...HOMEWOOD...BURNS...RALEIGH...CONEHATTA...PINEVILLE...
LAWRENCE...STRATTON...DECATUR...LITTLE ROCK AND DUFFEE
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 3223 8892 3223 8931 3207 8932 3194 8965
3206 8966 3206 8972 3229 8973 3258 8943
3257 8891
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 118 min |
| Mar 8, 6:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 6:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 102 min |
| Mar 8, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 20 min |
| Mar 8, 7:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 84 min |
| Mar 8, 7:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 8 days |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 9 days |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 37 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 8 days |
| Mar 8, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 6 days |
| Mar 8, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 8:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:34 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 6 days |
| Mar 8, 9:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Smith | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 48 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 48 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 10 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 19 min |
| Mar 8, 10:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 118 min |
| Mar 8, 10:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 35 min |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Smith | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 73 min |
| Mar 8, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 52 min |
| Mar 9, 12:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 12:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 65 min |
| Mar 9, 12:41 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 47 min |
| Mar 9, 1:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 43 min |
| Mar 9, 1:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 31 min |
| Mar 9, 2:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 3:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:19 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 2 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:07 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 62 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest | 52 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 25 min |
| Mar 9, 4:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 16 min |
| Mar 9, 5:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln | 117 min |
| Mar 9, 5:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:47 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 days |
| Mar 9, 6:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 10 days |
| Mar 9, 6:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 9 days |
| Mar 9, 7:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 10 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 6 days |
| Mar 9, 11:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 69 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 9 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:48 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 70 hr |
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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.