Alert archive / Mississippi / Areal Flood Warnings in 2012
Areal Flood Warning 1, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this areal flood warning at Mar 21, 2012, 11:13 PM CDT for Hancock County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2012, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2012, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hancock County, MS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Mar 21, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 6:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 625 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037- 039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-222330- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA- WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE- EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 625 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SLOW MOVING FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SEVERAL HAZARDS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. HEAVY RAIN... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-59 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 1 AM CDT PLAQUEMINES AND SAINT BERNARD PARISHES AS WELL AS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. SEE WATCH TEXT FOR DETAILS. THE BIGGEST THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS AND THE THREAT OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. COASTAL FLOODING... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL HANCOCK COUNTY TODAY. SEE WARNING TEXT FOR DETAILS. A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE COASTLINE OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. TIDE LEVELS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT. IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE CURRENTLY IN A LOW CYCLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WITH HEADLINES EXPIRING BETWEEN 7 PM TODAY AND 7 PM THURSDAY DEPENDING ON LOCATION. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. RIVER FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE NOW EFFECT FOR NUMEROUS POINTS ALONG LOCAL RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. FLOOD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALONG AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OTHERWISE...THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR TODAY MARCH 21ST IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLASH FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 21, 9:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Mar 21, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
942 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD KILN 30.42N 89.43W
03/21/2012 HANCOCK MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING REPORTED.
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD WAVELAND 30.29N 89.38W
03/21/2012 HANCOCK MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING REPORTED.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD DIAMONDHEAD 30.38N 89.37W
03/21/2012 HANCOCK MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING REPORTED. SOME SEVERE STREET
FLOODING OCCURRED WITH AN ESTIMATED TWO AND A HALF FEET
WATER DEPTH AT DEEPEST POINTS.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD BAY ST. LOUIS 30.31N 89.33W
03/21/2012 HANCOCK MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING REPORTED.
&&
TDESTRILocal storm report, Mar 21, 9:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
953 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 ENE PICAYUNE 30.56N 89.59W
03/21/2012 PEARL RIVER MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEARL RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED HIGH WATER
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MOELER AND APPACHE ROADS.
&&
MEFFERSOLocal storm report, Mar 21, 10:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW PASS CHRISTIAN 30.35N 89.28W
03/21/2012 HARRISON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES DOWN.
0920 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW LONG BEACH 30.38N 89.19W
03/21/2012 HARRISON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG BEATLINE ROAD.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD PASS CHRISTIAN 30.32N 89.24W
03/21/2012 HARRISON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERE STREET FLOODING ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 90.
0950 PM LIGHTNING PASS CHRISTIAN 30.32N 89.24W
03/21/2012 HARRISON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS FIRES REPORTED INCLUDING APARTMENT COMPLEX...AT
LEAST ONE HOUSE...AND POWER POLES.
&&
TDESTRISpecial weather statement, Mar 21, 10:27 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
MSZ081-082-220430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1027 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY... AT 1025 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF GULFPORT TO 28 MILES SOUTH OF LONG BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BILOXI AND ST. MARTIN THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Local storm report, Mar 21, 10:52 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1052 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NNW PASS CHRISTIAN 30.40N 89.28W
03/21/2012 HARRISON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
HARRISON COUNTY EM REPORTED MINOR ROOF AND SKIRTING
DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME ON WALNUT ROAD NEAR VIDALIA ROAD.
HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED BUT UNKNOWN SIZE. SPORATIC
POWERLINE AND TREE DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED THROUGHT THAT
AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
MEFFERSOThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 85 min | |
| Mar 21, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 20 days |
| Mar 21, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 84 min | |
| Mar 21, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 66 min | |
| Mar 21, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| Mar 22, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 53 min | |
| Mar 22, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 45 min | |
| Mar 22, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 19 min | |
| Mar 22, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 33 min | |
| Mar 22, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 65 min | |
| Mar 22, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 41 min | |
| Mar 22, 6:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 36 min | |
| Mar 22, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Mar 22, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 45 min | |
| Mar 22, 8:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Livingston | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 22, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 59 min | |
| Mar 22, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 39 min | |
| Mar 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 90 min | |
| Mar 22, 6:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche | 85 min |
| Mar 21, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 21 min |
| Mar 21, 7:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 3 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 26 min |
| Mar 21, 8:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 26 min |
| Mar 21, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 27 min |
| Mar 22, 1:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 4 days |
| Mar 22, 1:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 4 days |
| Mar 22, 2:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 23 min |
| Mar 22, 7:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 29 min |
| Mar 22, 8:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 31 min |
| Mar 22, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 55 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 10 days |
| Mar 22, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 42 hr |
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Areal Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2012Every areal 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.