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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Jackson, MS

April 20, 2011Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 20, 2011, 9:14 AM CDT for Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi. It was in force for 2 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
Apr 20, 2011, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2011, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, MS, Montgomery County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2011-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1998 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 2011-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 227 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
1998 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
366 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
9.9

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The text

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

093 
WGUS54 KJAN 201414
FFWJAN
MSC015-097-201615-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0062.110420T1414Z-110420T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
914 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 912 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS 
  SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES. RAINFALL ON
  THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS AN HOUR IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
  STORMS...AND THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
  IN PARTICULAR...AREAS FROM KILMICHAEL TO THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS 
  OF WINONA...AND AREAS AROUND VAIDEN...WILL BE SUCEPTIBLE TO
  FLASH FLOODING.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  POPLAR CREEK...COILA AND KILMICHAEL

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 3345 8941 3343 8941 3345 8943 3344 8945
      3334 8945 3330 8946 3330 9002 3346 8994
      3346 8945

$$

AEG
1 follow-up statement
431 
WGUS74 KJAN 201622
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1122 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

MSC015-097-201628-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110420T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL MS-MONTGOMERY MS-
1122 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAINS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE EAST OF THESE AREAS CURRENTLY 
HOWEVER ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI GENERALLY 
NORTH OF A DEKALB TO GREENVILLE LINE. 

LAT...LON 3345 8941 3343 8941 3345 8943 3344 8945
      3334 8945 3330 8946 3330 9002 3346 8994
      3346 8945

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower51 min
Apr 20, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar28 min
Apr 20, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTallahatchie27 min
Apr 20, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower49 min
Apr 20, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar32 min
Apr 20, 4:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay30 min
Apr 20, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha68 min
Apr 20, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery54 min
Apr 20, 4:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington53 min
Apr 20, 5:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster50 min
Apr 20, 5:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore28 min
Apr 20, 6:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington55 min
Apr 20, 6:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANGrenada3 hr
Apr 20, 6:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada44 min
Apr 20, 6:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston58 min
Apr 20, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston44 min
Apr 20, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Montgomery44 min
Apr 20, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee44 min
Apr 20, 8:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery, Webster3 hr
Apr 20, 8:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNoxubee, Winston113 min
Apr 20, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala43 min
Apr 20, 9:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANGrenada6 hr
Apr 20, 9:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 21 more31 hr
Apr 20, 10:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNoxubee, Winston115 min
Apr 20, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw, Lowndes, Oktibbeha59 min
Apr 20, 11:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANBolivar, Washington52 days
Apr 20, 11:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson, Warren58 days
Apr 20, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay31 min
Apr 20, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Oktibbeha, Webster35 min
Apr 20, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower26 min
Apr 20, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore38 min
Apr 20, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery63 min
Apr 20, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay42 min
Apr 20, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes38 min
Apr 20, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada, Montgomery, Webster61 min
Apr 20, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster33 min
Apr 20, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Oktibbeha, Webster37 min
Apr 20, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha61 min
Apr 20, 4:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster3 hr
Apr 20, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha47 min
Apr 20, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANOktibbeha34 min
Apr 20, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha63 min
Apr 20, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll26 min
Apr 20, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery51 min
Apr 20, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster54 min
Apr 20, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore28 min
Apr 20, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes63 min
Apr 20, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore44 min
Apr 20, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee30 min
Apr 20, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Oktibbeha43 min
Apr 20, 6:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster115 min
Apr 20, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower, Washington30 min
Apr 20, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower46 min
Apr 20, 6:55 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery65 min
Apr 20, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Montgomery48 min
Apr 20, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada46 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.