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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2012, 8:02 AM CDT for Kemper County, Noxubee 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, 8:02 AM CDT (13:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kemper County, MS, Noxubee County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.
161
WGUS54 KJAN 311302
FFWJAN
MSC069-103-311600-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0061.120531T1302Z-120531T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
802 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRESTON...
SOUTHERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 802 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
12 MILES NORTH OF COOKSVILLE TO BLUFF SPRINGS. 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
PAULETTE...ELECTRIC MILLS AND DE KALB
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 3271 8838 3272 8891 3293 8885 3293 8881
3303 8881 3316 8877 3314 8832
$$
71 follow-up statement
583
WGUS74 KJAN 311425
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
925 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
MSC069-103-311600-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-120531T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS-
925 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN KEMPER AND SOUTHERN NOXUBEE COUNTIES...
AT 923 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM MACON TO DE KALB...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG A
LINE FROM PRESTON TO SHUQUALAK TO PAULETTE.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELECTRIC MILLS...PAULETTE AND COOKSVILLE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8838 3272 8891 3293 8885 3293 8881
3303 8881 3316 8877 3314 8832
$$
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, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 46 min |
| 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.