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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2012, 3:03 PM CDT for Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 61 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 30, 2012, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2012, 4:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chicot County, AR, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Greenville, MS | REPORTS OF WATER OVER A FEW ROADS IN GREENVILLE AND NEARBY IN LELAND. |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1334 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WGUS54 KJAN 302003 FFWJAN ARC017-MSC151-302200- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0053.120530T2003Z-120530T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 303 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...GREENVILLE... CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 303 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF EUDORA TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF METCALFE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF EUDORA TO LELAND. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCMILLAN CORNER 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... 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 3338 9140 3353 9093 3302 9093 3304 9142 $$ GRG
1 follow-up statement
402 WGUS74 KJAN 302104 FFSJAN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 404 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ARC017-MSC151-302115- /O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120530T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS- 404 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON AND CHICOT COUNTIES... LAT...LON 3338 9140 3353 9093 3302 9093 3304 9142 $$ GRG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 41 min |
| May 30, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 31 min |
| May 30, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 29 min |
| May 30, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 59 min |
| May 30, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 27 min |
| May 30, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 41 min |
| May 30, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 39 min |
| May 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 44 min |
| May 30, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 55 min |
| May 30, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 46 min |
| May 30, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 66 min |
| May 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 45 min |
| May 30, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 37 min |
| May 30, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 63 min |
| May 30, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| May 30, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 51 min |
| May 30, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes | 2 hr |
| May 30, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Montgomery | 20 min |
| May 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 61 min |
| May 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 40 min |
| May 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 50 min |
| May 30, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 43 min |
| May 30, 4:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 2 hr |
| May 30, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 49 min |
| May 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 36 min |
| May 30, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 67 min |
| May 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 48 min |
| May 30, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 29 min |
| May 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 113 min |
| May 30, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Warren | 2 hr |
| May 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 31 min |
| May 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 37 min |
| May 30, 5:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 2 hr |
| May 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 23 min |
| May 30, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln, Simpson | 42 min |
| May 30, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| May 30, 6:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 88 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.