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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Jackson, MS

April 21, 20114 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2011, 1:42 AM CDT for 4 counties in 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 21, 2011, 1:42 AM CDT (06:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 21, 2011, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Kemper County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Winston County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1623 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 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
1623 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

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

369 
WGUS54 KJAN 210642
FFWJAN
MSC069-099-103-159-210845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0069.110421T0642Z-110421T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
142 AM CDT THU APR 21 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRESTON...
  NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
  SOUTHERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NANIH WAIYA...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER LEAKE...NEWTON...AND
  NESHOBA COUNTIES. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ESTIMATED
  RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...
  HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  COOKSVILLE...PAULETTE...GHOLSON...BLUFF SPRINGS...ELECTRIC MILLS...
  STALLO...BURNSIDE...FORESTDALE...VERNON AND PEARL RIVER

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 AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA. THE FOLLOWING NESHOBA COUNTY ROADS WILL
FLOOD...COUNTY ROAD 115...COUNTY RAOD 224...COUTNY ROAD 230...COUNTY
ROAD 301...COUNTY ROAD 294...COUNTY ROAD 529...COUNTY ROAD 834 AND
COUNTY ROAD 169.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES A HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON ROADS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF MACON...INCLUDING FOOT ROAD...
PERKINS ROAD AND FIRTH LAKE ROAD...SOUTH OF THE CITY OF MACON...AND
FOX CHASE ROAD EAST OF THE CITY OF MACON.

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 3265 8838 3265 8925 3302 8924 3301 8833

$$

JA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMontgomery, Webster60 min
Apr 20, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore39 min
Apr 20, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha49 min
Apr 20, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster62 min
Apr 20, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes30 min
Apr 20, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll46 min
Apr 20, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower31 min
Apr 20, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes57 min
Apr 20, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo53 min
Apr 20, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster44 min
Apr 20, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes16 min
Apr 20, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston43 min
Apr 20, 8:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster3 hr
Apr 20, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes61 min
Apr 20, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison22 min
Apr 20, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha57 min
Apr 20, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee, Winston59 min
Apr 20, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee57 min
Apr 20, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds28 min
Apr 20, 9:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNoxubee3 hr
Apr 20, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin41 min
Apr 20, 10:05 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery12 hr
Apr 20, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott50 min
Apr 20, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey65 min
Apr 20, 11:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes3 hr
Apr 20, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston32 min
Apr 20, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott42 min
Apr 20, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey, Yazoo37 min
Apr 21, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton, Scott19 min
Apr 21, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba20 min
Apr 21, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott28 min
Apr 21, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison29 min
Apr 21, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale32 min
Apr 21, 2:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore41 hr
Apr 21, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSharkey33 min
Apr 21, 6:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo40 min
Apr 21, 7:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren19 min
Apr 21, 7:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren40 min
Apr 21, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo31 min
Apr 21, 7:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo42 min
Apr 21, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren, Yazoo49 min
Apr 21, 8:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee3 days
Apr 21, 8:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo18 min
Apr 21, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo22 min
Apr 21, 9:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey45 min
Apr 21, 9:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANYazoo115 min
Apr 21, 10:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Warren, Yazoo29 min
Apr 21, 10:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin67 min
Apr 21, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah29 min
Apr 21, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah55 min
Apr 21, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin, Lincoln32 min
Apr 21, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba, Newton31 min
Apr 21, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence49 min
Apr 21, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Newton63 min
Apr 21, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln30 min
Apr 21, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence32 min
Apr 21, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper12 min
Apr 21, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Marion28 min
Apr 21, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones, Lamar, Marion31 min
Apr 21, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones, Lamar30 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.