Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2012, 7:46 AM CDT for Hinds County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2012, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2012, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hinds County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 1744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045
WGUS54 KJAN 311246
FFWJAN
MSC049-311545-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0060.120531T1246Z-120531T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
746 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BYRAM...JACKSON...CLINTON...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 745 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DRY GROVE TO JACKSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH. 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 UTICA
AND TERRY
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE 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 3210 9070 3241 9046 3239 9010 3232 9014
3232 9016 3228 9016 3225 9020 3223 9020
3217 9023 3217 9024 3216 9024 3215 9026
3215 9025 3210 9027
$$
72 follow-up statements
427
WGUS74 KJAN 311338
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
838 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
MSC049-311545-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120531T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HINDS MS-
838 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL AND EASTERN HINDS COUNTY...
AT 834 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER
MUCH OF EASTERN HINDS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH...BUT WERE MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA FROM NEAR
RAYMOND THROUGH WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF
JACKSON. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO
FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS OVER THESE
AREAS...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY
OCCURRING.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY BE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3216 9054 3241 9046 3239 9011 3232 9016
3229 9016 3225 9020 3223 9020 3217 9023
3218 9024 3215 9026 3215 9025 3210 9027
$$
AEG025
WGUS74 KJAN 311539
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1039 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
MSC049-311546-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120531T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HINDS MS-
1039 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL HINDS
COUNTY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1045. THE
STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE ENDED.
LAT...LON 3216 9054 3241 9046 3239 9011 3232 9016
3229 9016 3225 9020 3223 9020 3217 9023
3218 9024 3215 9026 3215 9025 3210 9027
$$
7The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 54 min |
| May 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 40 min |
| May 30, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 29 min |
| May 30, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 42 min |
| May 30, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 39 min |
| May 31, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 28 min |
| May 31, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 46 min |
| May 31, 8:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 42 min |
| May 31, 9:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 43 min |
| May 31, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| May 31, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 44 min |
| May 31, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 46 min |
| May 31, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 53 min |
| May 31, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 63 min |
| May 31, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 50 min |
| May 31, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 67 min |
| May 31, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 62 min |
| May 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Webster | 66 min |
| May 31, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 57 min |
| May 31, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 56 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 30 min |
| May 31, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 60 min |
| May 31, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin and 1 more | 62 min |
| May 31, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 31, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Scott | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 42 min |
| May 31, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 44 min |
| May 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Simpson | 67 min |
| May 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 55 min |
| May 31, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Scott | 64 min |
| May 31, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 43 min |
| May 31, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Smith | 66 min |
| May 31, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 59 min |
| May 31, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 61 min |
| May 31, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 62 min |
| May 31, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Winston | 60 min |
| May 31, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Lauderdale | 55 min |
| May 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott | 116 min |
| May 31, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 33 min |
| May 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 34 min |
| May 31, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 34 min |
| May 31, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 59 min |
| May 31, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale | 81 min |
| May 31, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 23 min |
| May 31, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 42 min |
| May 31, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.