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Flash Flood Warning 136, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 24, 2013, 11:05 AM CDT for Rankin 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013, 11:05 AM CDT (16:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2013, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 14 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
- 853 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 24, 9:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 9:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 919 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .UPDATE...A SEMI-ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING ALONG A SWATH FROM EUDORA ARKANSAS TOWARDS YAZOO CITY THIS MORNING THAT HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH THIS COMPLEX HAVE BEEN ON THE ORDER OF 2-3 INCHES AND EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING OBSERVED. THE HEAVY RAIN RISK RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THIS SWATH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS YAZOO COUNTY EASTWARD INTO HOLMES/MADISON AND ATTALA AND FARTHER EASTWARD TO THE STATE LINE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FOR NE AREAS OF MS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW RAIN ACCUMULATION SWATH OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THE HIGH PRECIP RATES OCCUR WITHIN THE COMPLEX. HAVE INCREASED RAINFALL TOTAL AMOUNTS IN OFFICIAL FORECAST AND UPDATED THE HWO/GRAPHICS ON THE MAIN HOMEPAGE TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. IN ADDITION...WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT OUT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND EAST AREAS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AXIS THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN WILL TAPPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS COMPLEX IS BEING ADDED BY A SURGE IN MOISTURE THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT /PWATS ~2"/ AND MODEST S/WV TROUGH FORCING PIVOTING INTO THE REGION. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20...FORCING IS LESS AND THE CONVECTIVE LINE WILL BE MORE BROKEN AND LESS ORGANIZED. HOWEVER...A QUICK HEAVY DOWNPOUR RESULTING IN A QUICK 1-2 INCHES FROM THIS ACTIVITY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTN FOR SOUTHERN AREAS. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN ACROSS THE REGION BY TONIGHT AND EFFECTIVELY END ALL RAIN. UPDATED PRODUCTS ARE OUT AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE FORTHCOMING SHORTLY. AN UPDATED AVIATION CAN BE FOUND DIRECTLY BELOW. /ALLEN/ && .AVIATION...IFR/MVFR CONDS PREVAIL THIS MORNING ALONG WITH A HEAVY RAIN BAND MOVING ACROSS NORTH MS WITH CONTINUED PROGRESSION TO THE EAST. BKN/SCT TSRA ARE ACROSS W/SW MS AND WILL MOVE ACROSS S MS THROUGH THE LATE MRNG AND AFTN HOURS. ALL SITES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SHRA/TSRA TODAY AS THE SEMI-ORGANIZED COMPLEX MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MVFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL BY MID-AFTN BUT IFR CONDS LIKELY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SE AHEAD OF THE COMPLEX AND THEN SHIFT TO WEST BEHIND. WINDS WILL BE TURBULENT INVOF STRONGER STORMS. RAIN WILL END BY TONIGHT WITH VFR CONDS RETURN BEFORE SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOPS TOMORROW MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 85 68 86 64 / 90 27 7 8 MERIDIAN 84 69 86 62 / 91 51 12 10 VICKSBURG 86 61 86 60 / 95 15 8 7 HATTIESBURG 85 72 90 63 / 85 38 5 2 NATCHEZ 86 65 83 62 / 82 17 2 1 GREENVILLE 84 62 85 64 / 97 15 9 8 GREENWOOD 83 65 86 64 / 99 25 9 8 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && ALLEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 24, 9:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 946 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 MSZ026>033-036>039-042>046-251500- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA- HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- KEMPER- 946 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DEVELOPING LINE OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND WEST MISSISSIPPI WILL BRING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS TO THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER PORTIONS OF THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF HOURLY RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND REPEATEDLY. RAINFALL TOTALS ALONG A NARROW SWATH ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COULD REACH AS HIGH 5-7 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ON THE FRINGES OF THIS SWATH. LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES. IN ADDITION... A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLEX. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE MOST CERTAINLY ANTICIPATED WITH THE STRONG STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040- 041-047>066-072>074-251500- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-WARREN- HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 946 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH EAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SPOTTY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND REPEATEDLY THEN FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME MORE LIKELY. OTHERWISE...LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. ALLEN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 24, 10:24 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
MSZ042-043-241555-
MADISON MS-YAZOO MS-
1024 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1024 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES EAST OF MYRLEVILLE TO 5 MILES WEST OF
FLORA AT 1024 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3268 8991 3243 9023 3243 9024 3249 9025
3248 9041 3250 9045 3256 9045 3256 9046
3281 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1524Z 301DEG 21KT 3270 9015 3251 9037
CMESpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 10:39 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Sep 24, 11:02 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1102 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1058 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WNW VICKSBURG 32.33N 90.88W
09/24/2013 WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF FLOODING AT MARCUS BOTTOM SUBDIVISION IN
VICKSBURG NEAR HALLS FERRY ROAD.
&&
DCOXLocal storm report, Sep 24, 11:04 AM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1104 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE VICKSBURG 32.38N 90.80W
09/24/2013 WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF FLOODING AROUND THE 500 BLOCK OF FREETOWN
ROAD.
&&
DCOXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 4 hr |
| Sep 24, 8:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 8:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 8:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 9:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Covington and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 10:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Warren | 119 min |
| Sep 24, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 11:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 56 min |
| Sep 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Smith | 118 min |
| Sep 24, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 63 min |
| Sep 24, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 43 min |
| Sep 24, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 67 min |
| Sep 24, 2:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 117 min |
| Sep 24, 2:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 2 hr |
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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.