Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 104, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2012, 6:22 PM CDT for Adams County, Jefferson County, Mississippi; Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 79 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
- Aug 10, 2012, 6:22 PM CDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2012, 7:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 79 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Concordia Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Jefferson County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 6:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Cranfield, MS | WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS CRANFIELD ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
601
WGUS54 KJAN 102322
FFWJAN
LAC029-MSC001-063-110115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0104.120810T2322Z-120811T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
622 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NATCHEZ...
WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LORMAN TO PINE RIDGE TO FROGMORE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE
ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE PAST
TWO HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY EAST AND NORTHEAST OF
NATCHEZ.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHURCH HILL...STANTON...RED LICK...STAMPLEY...FAYETTE...
CRANFIELD...MCNAIR...SIBLEY AND KINGSTON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES A HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEAR NATCHEZ: LIBERTY ROAD...PASSBACK ROAD
EAST...AND LOWER WOODVILLE SOUTH. THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS FLOOD:
QUITMAN ROAD...ANNAS BOTTOM ROAD...HORSHOE DRIVE IN NORTHWEST ADAMS
COUNTY...AND BURKES ROAD IN SOUTHWEST ADAMS COUNTY.
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 3119 9159 3126 9165 3127 9154 3132 9151
3161 9173 3167 9171 3174 9127 3176 9126
3176 9137 3184 9130 3182 9125 3187 9126
3186 9102 3185 9101 3170 9092 3161 9106
3160 9116 3135 9116 3132 9146 3123 9149
$$
BYB1 follow-up statement
518
WGUS74 KJAN 110041
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
741 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012
LAC029-MSC001-063-110051-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0104.000000T0000Z-120811T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS MS-JEFFERSON MS-CONCORDIA LA-
741 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN JEFFERSON
AND ADAMS COUNTIES...AND EASTERN CONCORDIA PARISH...
LAT...LON 3119 9159 3126 9165 3127 9154 3132 9151
3161 9173 3167 9171 3174 9127 3176 9126
3176 9137 3184 9130 3182 9125 3187 9126
3186 9102 3185 9101 3170 9092 3161 9106
3160 9116 3135 9116 3132 9146 3123 9149
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 28 min |
| Aug 9, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Richland, Tensas | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 10:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Richland | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 10:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 114 min |
| Aug 9, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 62 min |
| Aug 9, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tensas | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.