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Flash Flood Warning 82, NWS Jackson, MS

July 19, 2012Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2012, 8:35 AM CDT for Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 85 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2012, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
85 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:38 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2012-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2332 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2012-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2332 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

864 
WGUS54 KJAN 191335
FFWJAN
MSC099-101-191500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0082.120719T1335Z-120719T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
835 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 833 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR LITTLE ROCK...OR 12   
  MILES EAST OF PROSPECT. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST TO  
  THE NORTHEAST AND TRACKING INTO THE SAME LOCATIONS. ESTIMATED      
  RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE             
  INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      
  BETHSAIDA...HERBERT SPRINGS...HOUSE...DECATUR AND NESHOBA

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.

CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.

&&

LAT...LON 3238 8892 3239 8921 3259 8919 3271 8910
      3275 8892

$$

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1 follow-up statement
193 
WGUS74 KJAN 191502
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1002 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

MSC099-101-191511-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0082.000000T0000Z-120719T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-
1002 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND
NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAINS HAD PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA AND ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS 
SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. 

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.


LAT...LON 3238 8892 3239 8921 3259 8919 3271 8910
      3275 8892

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo32 min
Jul 18, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren29 min
Jul 19, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper42 min
Jul 19, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper
Jul 19, 5:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale27 min
Jul 19, 6:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNeshoba, Newton116 min
Jul 19, 8:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Newton2 hr
Jul 19, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee29 min
Jul 19, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones86 min
Jul 19, 11:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Forrest, Lamar28 min
Jul 19, 12:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMarion60 min
Jul 19, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin59 min
Jul 19, 1:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLawrence79 min
Jul 19, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale44 min
Jul 19, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln43 min
Jul 19, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin30 min
Jul 19, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison27 min
Jul 19, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin32 min
Jul 19, 3:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin3 hr
Jul 19, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala32 min
Jul 19, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin41 min
Jul 19, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson44 min
Jul 19, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds30 min
Jul 19, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo30 min
Jul 19, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo47 min
Jul 19, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren38 min
Jul 19, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster31 min
Jul 19, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys48 min
Jul 19, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw31 min
Jul 19, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin28 min
Jul 19, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha43 min
Jul 19, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay33 min
Jul 19, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster46 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster118 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo33 min
Jul 19, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys28 min
Jul 19, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams32 min
Jul 19, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster30 min
Jul 19, 6:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson2 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.