Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 3, 2012, 1:24 PM CST for Adams County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:24 PM CST (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 4:01 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Adams County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2:20 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Natchez, MS | WATER BEGINNING TO ENTER A HOUSE ALONG LOWER WOODVILLE ROAD |
| Feb 3, 2:35 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Natchez, MS | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN THE AREA. A SMALL MUDSLIDE WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING LIBERTY ROAD. |
| Feb 3, 2:40 PM CST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Se Natchez, MS | HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN THREE SMALL MUD SLIDES ALONG VARIOUS PARTS OF LIBERTY 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
828
WGUS54 KJAN 031924
FFWJAN
MSC001-032230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0006.120203T1924Z-120203T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
124 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NATCHEZ...
* UNTIL 430 PM CST
* AT 123 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NATCHEZ TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SIBLEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM VIDALIA TO MOREAUVILLE...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 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 PINE
RIDGE...STANTON...CRANFIELD AND KINGSTON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO TWO 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 3126 9165 3128 9151 3141 9158 3143 9155
3137 9152 3137 9147 3152 9152 3157 9140
3163 9152 3162 9141 3171 9140 3175 9132
3165 9127 3163 9116 3135 9116 3137 9124
3131 9146 3123 9148 3123 9156 3119 9159
$$
BK1 follow-up statement
399
WGUS74 KJAN 032201
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
401 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012
MSC001-032209-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120203T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS MS-
401 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ADAMS COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST OUT OF THE COUNTY. USE
CAUTION AS WATER MAY STILL BE STANDING IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL MUD SLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.
LAT...LON 3126 9165 3128 9151 3141 9158 3143 9155
3137 9152 3137 9147 3152 9152 3157 9140
3163 9152 3162 9141 3171 9140 3175 9132
3165 9127 3163 9116 3135 9116 3137 9124
3131 9146 3123 9148 3123 9156 3119 9159
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 60 min |
| Feb 3, 2:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 58 min |
| Feb 3, 2:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 63 min |
| Feb 3, 2:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 65 min |
| Feb 3, 2:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 3:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 4:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 5:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 45 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.