Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jan 1, 2011, 2:05 AM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. 4 reports 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, 2:05 AM CST (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 4:16 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lowndes County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Winston County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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, 2:40 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, MS | NUMEROUS RDS FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jan 1, 2:50 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, MS | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED ACROSS LOWNDES COUNTY. |
| Jan 1, 3:00 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | N Macon, MS | ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF MACON. |
| Jan 1, 3:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Macon, MS | RDS UNDER WATER IN TOWN...SEVERAL CARS STALLED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
069
WGUS54 KJAN 010805
FFWJAN
MSC087-103-105-159-011100-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0008.110101T0805Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
205 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NANIH WAIYA...LOUISVILLE...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 500 AM CST
* AT 204 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MULDROW TO NANIH WAIYA...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST POINT TO NANIH WAIYA...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO
THREE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR WITH THESE STORMS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SESSUMS...OKTOC...VERNON...MASHULAVILLE...CRAWFORD...BENT OAK...
KOLOLA SPRINGS...GHOLSON...BROOKSVILLE...CALEDONIA...STEENS...
MACON...DEERBROOK...BIGBEE VALLEY...PRAIRIE POINT...PAULETTE AND
COOKSVILLE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES A HOUR CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: THE MASONIC SUBDIVISION ALONG MAGBY CREEK...AREAS ALONG THE
LUXIPALILA CREEK FROM CBDG CONTINUANCE SOUTH OF MAIN AND WEST OF
COLUMBUS...SOUTH OF 182...THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
INCLUDING 15TH STREET AT COLLEGE STREET...LOCATIONS ALONG MOORES
CREEK...AND THE COLUMBUS BRICK DETENTION POND.
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 3292 8835 3293 8931 3294 8931 3312 8932
3312 8921 3320 8921 3321 8911 3357 8908
3357 8867 3351 8866 3355 8852 3353 8847
3361 8847 3366 8850 3368 8841 3375 8831
3375 8825 3374 8824
$$
BK3 follow-up statements
325
WGUS74 KJAN 010858
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC105-010907-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKTIBBEHA MS-
258 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OKTIBBEHA COUNTY...
LAT...LON 3293 8835 3294 8911 3294 8912 3309 8898
3329 8887 3329 8867 3351 8866 3352 8854
3355 8852 3353 8847 3366 8850 3370 8837
3375 8831 3375 8825
$$
MSC087-103-159-011100-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOWNDES MS-NOXUBEE MS-WINSTON MS-
258 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR
EASTERN WINSTON...NOXUBEE AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...
AT 257 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM JUST NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA TO NEAR COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KOLOLA
SPRINGS AND CALEDONIA
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.
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 3293 8835 3294 8911 3294 8912 3309 8898
3329 8887 3329 8867 3351 8866 3352 8854
3355 8852 3353 8847 3366 8850 3370 8837
3375 8831 3375 8825
$$
BK102
WGUS74 KJAN 010928
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC159-010937-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WINSTON MS-
328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN WINSTON
COUNTY...
LAT...LON 3293 8835 3293 8881 3329 8881 3329 8867
3350 8865 3352 8855 3355 8852 3353 8847
3366 8850 3370 8837 3375 8831 3375 8825
$$
MSC087-103-011100-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOWNDES MS-NOXUBEE MS-
328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR
NOXUBEE AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...
AT 327 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR COLUMBUS TO NEAR SHUQUALAK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ESTIMATED
RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STEENS...KOLOLA SPRINGS...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS AND CALEDONIA
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.
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 3293 8835 3293 8881 3329 8881 3329 8867
3350 8865 3352 8855 3355 8852 3353 8847
3366 8850 3370 8837 3375 8831 3375 8825
$$
BK565
WGUS74 KJAN 011016
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
416 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC087-103-011026-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110101T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOWNDES MS-NOXUBEE MS-
416 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NOXUBEE AND LOWNDES
COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3293 8835 3293 8881 3329 8881 3329 8867
3350 8865 3352 8855 3355 8852 3353 8847
3366 8850 3370 8837 3375 8831 3375 8825
$$
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, 1:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 5 hr |
| 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, 2:40 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 |
Nearby
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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.