Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2012, 5:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 118 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, 5:17 PM CDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2012, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 118 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Webster County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1380 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858
WGUS54 KJAN 192217
FFWJAN
MSC019-025-105-155-200015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0085.120719T2217Z-120720T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
517 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTPELIER...
WESTERN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR MABEN...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MONTPELIER. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
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
MATHISTON...PHEBA...CUMBERLAND...CLARKSON AND EUPORA
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 3382 8884 3329 8886 3329 8924 3353 8931
3373 8926 3373 8920 3375 8919 3374 8904
3376 8903 3376 8894 3382 8893
$$
JC3 follow-up statements
204
WGUS74 KJAN 192304
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
604 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
MSC019-025-105-155-200015-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120720T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CLAY MS-CHOCTAW MS-
604 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW...WESTERN CLAY...WESTERN OKTIBBEHA AND EASTERN
WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR MABEN...OR 14
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTPELIER. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. BASED ON RADAR
ESTIMATES...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN BETWEEN EUPORA AND
MATHISTON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PHEBA...CUMBERLAND AND CLARKSON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3382 8884 3329 8886 3329 8924 3353 8931
3373 8926 3373 8920 3375 8919 3374 8904
3376 8903 3376 8894 3382 8893
$$
JC080
WGUS74 KJAN 192305
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
605 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
MSC019-025-105-155-200015-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120720T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CLAY MS-CHOCTAW MS-
605 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW...WESTERN CLAY...WESTERN OKTIBBEHA AND EASTERN
WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR MANTEE TO
CLARKSON. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. ESTIMATED RADAR
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PHEBA...CUMBERLAND AND CLARKSON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR...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 3382 8884 3329 8886 3329 8924 3353 8931
3373 8926 3373 8920 3375 8919 3374 8904
3376 8903 3376 8894 3382 8893
$$
BK993
WGUS74 KJAN 200014
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
714 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
MSC019-025-105-155-200022-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120720T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CLAY MS-CHOCTAW MS-
714 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CHOCTAW...WESTERN CLAY...WESTERN OKTIBBEHA AND EASTERN WEBSTER
COUNTIES...
WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS DUE TO
THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN EUPORA AND
MATHISTON WHERE THE RADAR ESTIMATES FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES HAS FALLEN
OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS.
LAT...LON 3382 8884 3329 8886 3329 8924 3353 8931
3373 8926 3373 8920 3375 8919 3374 8904
3376 8903 3376 8894 3382 8893
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 4:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | |
| Jul 19, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 6:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 116 min |
| Jul 19, 8:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 85 min |
| Jul 19, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 9:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 86 min |
| Jul 19, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Lamar | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 59 min |
| Jul 19, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 79 min |
| Jul 19, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 3:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.