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Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Jackson, MS

May 25, 2011Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 9:27 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 min. 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: May 25, 2011, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2011, 10:27 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 25, 10:00 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Greenville, MS	FIVE RDS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

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

721 
WGUS54 KJAN 260227
FFWJAN
ARC017-MSC011-133-151-260430-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0086.110526T0227Z-110526T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
927 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHAW...CLEVELAND...
  CENTRAL SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RULEVILLE...INDIANOLA...DREW...
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...LELAND...GREENVILLE...
  NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...DERMOTT...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 926 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  SHAW TO LAKE VILLAGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE
  OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  RENOVA...WAYSIDE...BLAINE...HOLLY RIDGE AND TRIBBETT

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 3387 9046 3362 9047 3322 9087 3319 9144
      3357 9145 3356 9135 3354 9133 3352 9126
      3359 9122 3360 9116 3364 9116 3370 9122
      3372 9116 3367 9111 3367 9107 3368 9104
      3371 9105 3372 9114 3379 9092

$$

CME

1 follow-up statement

327 
WGUS74 KJAN 260327
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1027 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

ARC017-MSC011-133-151-260336-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110526T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHICOT AR-BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-WASHINGTON MS-
1027 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN
WASHINGTON...CENTRAL SUNFLOWER...SOUTHERN BOLIVAR AND NORTHERN CHICOT
COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAIN AREA THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3387 9046 3362 9047 3322 9087 3319 9144
      3357 9145 3356 9135 3354 9133 3352 9126
      3359 9122 3360 9116 3364 9116 3370 9122
      3372 9116 3367 9111 3367 9107 3368 9104
      3371 9105 3372 9114 3379 9092

$$

CME

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	54 min
May 25, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar	61 min
May 25, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	52 min
May 25, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	61 min
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	28 min
May 25, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	60 min
May 25, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Washington	51 min
May 25, 9:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	32 min
May 25, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	53 min
May 25, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower	54 min
May 25, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	21 min
May 25, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	23 min
May 25, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sharkey, Washington	22 min
May 25, 10:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Grenada	79 min
May 25, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster	66 min
May 25, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	42 min
May 25, 10:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll	24 min
May 25, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha	59 min
May 26, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery	43 min
May 26, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	18 min
May 26, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes, Oktibbeha	29 min
May 26, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	31 min
May 26, 2:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	34 min
May 26, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
May 26, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	29 min
May 26, 4:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	41 min
May 26, 11:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	60 min
May 26, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	45 min
May 26, 12:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	32 min
May 26, 12:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson, Smith	32 min
May 26, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	28 min
May 26, 12:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	60 min
May 26, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	47 min
May 26, 1:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	46 min
May 26, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	40 min
May 26, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	51 min
May 26, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	59 min
May 26, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	28 min
May 26, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	45 min
May 26, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	61 min
May 26, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	28 min
May 26, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	44 min
May 26, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	44 min
May 26, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	43 min
May 26, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	29 min
May 25, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	25 min
May 25, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	42 min
May 25, 8:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	54 min

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.