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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jan 1, 2011, 1:46 AM CST for Copiah County, Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 1:46 AM CST (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 6:45 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Copiah County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:20 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Braxton, MS | A PORTION OF HARRISVILLE-BRAXTON RD WAS FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118
WGUS54 KJAN 010746
FFWJAN
MSC029-127-129-011045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0006.110101T0746Z-110101T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
146 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HAZLEHURST...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PINOLA...MENDENHALL...MAGEE...
SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 445 AM CST
* AT 146 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR UNION...OR 11 MILES
WEST OF PINOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT THREE
HOURS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARRISVILLE...SANATORIUM...MARTINVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...WHITE
OAK...RALEIGH...BURNS AND PINEVILLE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
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 3170 9058 3206 9036 3206 8973 3222 8972
3222 8932 3181 8933 3176 9012 3170 9028
3169 9038
$$
BK3 follow-up statements
287
WGUS74 KJAN 010841
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
241 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC029-010849-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110101T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COPIAH MS-
241 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN COPIAH
COUNTY...
LAT...LON 3179 9011 3180 9014 3185 9015 3185 9013
3189 9013 3191 9016 3194 9016 3195 9019
3200 9022 3205 9023 3206 8973 3222 8972
3222 8932 3181 8933 3176 9012
$$
MSC127-129-011045-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110101T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-
241 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR
SIMPSON AND SMITH COUNTIES...
AT 239 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR MENDENHALL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON
THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE
HOURS. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL SIMPSON COUNTY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PINEVILLE...BURNS...WHITE OAK...MARTINVILLE...SANATORIUM...
HARRISVILLE...RALEIGH AND MENDENHALL
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
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 3179 9011 3180 9014 3185 9015 3185 9013
3189 9013 3191 9016 3194 9016 3195 9019
3200 9022 3205 9023 3206 8973 3222 8972
3222 8932 3181 8933 3176 9012
$$
BK356
WGUS74 KJAN 011036
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
436 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC127-011044-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110101T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SIMPSON MS-
436 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SIMPSON COUNTY...
LAT...LON 3203 8965 3206 8966 3206 8972 3208 8973
3216 8971 3220 8971 3222 8970 3222 8932
3181 8933 3179 8965
$$
MSC129-011045-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110101T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SMITH MS-
436 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR SMITH
COUNTY...
AT 434 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN JUST NORTH OF
COLLINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE
PAST HOUR WITH THIS STORM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PINEVILLE...BURNS AND RALEIGH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS
AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 8965 3206 8966 3206 8972 3208 8973
3216 8971 3220 8971 3222 8970 3222 8932
3181 8933 3179 8965
$$
BK898
WGUS54 KJAN 011039
FFWJAN
MSC129-011245-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110101T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
439 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 645 AM CST
* AT 438 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR COLLINS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE
ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR WITH
THIS STORM.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PINEVILLE AND BURNS
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND FARMLAND ALONG BANKS AND COUNTRY ROADS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 8965 3206 8966 3206 8972 3208 8973
3216 8971 3220 8971 3222 8970 3222 8932
3181 8933 3179 8965
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 58 min |
| Dec 31, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 56 min |
| Dec 31, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 49 min |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 8:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 33 min |
| Dec 31, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 50 min |
| Dec 31, 9:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 69 min |
| Dec 31, 9:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 10:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 59 min |
| Dec 31, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 54 min |
| Dec 31, 10:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Webster | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 61 min |
| Dec 31, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 53 min |
| Dec 31, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 68 min |
| Dec 31, 11:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 11:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 11:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 12:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 12:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston | 54 min |
| Jan 1, 12:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 1:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 55 min |
| Jan 1, 1:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 67 min |
| Jan 1, 1:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Jan 1, 1:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 1:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 17 min |
| Jan 1, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 60 min |
| Jan 1, 2:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 3:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 3:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 79 min |
| Jan 1, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith | 50 min |
| Jan 1, 4:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 4:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 23 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.