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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 2, 2016, 8:07 PM CST for Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2016, 8:07 PM CST (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2016, 11:00 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 2, 8:40 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Mendenhall, MSREPORT OF FLASH FLOODING ON GUM SPRINGS ROAD.
Feb 2, 8:40 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Mendenhall, MSREPORT OF FLOODING ON CHARLIE NEWSOME ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 364 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WGUS54 KJAN 030207
FFWJAN
MSC121-127-030500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0010.160203T0207Z-160203T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
807 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CST
    
* AT 806 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR
  INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN SINCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MAGEE...MENDENHALL...PINOLA...STAR...PINEY WOODS...MARTINVILLE...
  SHIVERS...SANATORIUM...HARRISVILLE...D'LO...PUCKETT AND BRAXTON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3194 9005 3185 9013 3189 9014 3197 9020
      3206 9023 3212 9005 3205 8997 3205 8993
      3214 8973 3205 8973 3205 8966 3201 8965
      3178 8973 3176 9004

$$

BYB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 6:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton, Scott63 min
Feb 2, 6:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott6 hr
Feb 2, 6:27 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln4 hr
Feb 2, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah45 min
Feb 2, 7:17 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Winston4 hr
Feb 2, 7:47 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee58 min
Feb 2, 7:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Simpson49 min
Feb 2, 8:17 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba6 days
Feb 2, 8:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes7 days
Feb 2, 8:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith31 min
Feb 2, 9:01 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha3 hr
Feb 2, 9:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Noxubee, Winston38 min
Feb 2, 9:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Noxubee43 min
Feb 2, 9:59 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee5 days
Feb 2, 10:03 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Feb 2, 10:03 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala59 hr
Feb 2, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee45 min
Feb 2, 10:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper, Lauderdale42 min
Feb 2, 10:41 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay67 hr
Feb 2, 10:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee20 min
Feb 2, 11:17 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more18 hr
Feb 2, 11:27 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Winston6 hr
Feb 2, 11:59 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANLowndes, Oktibbeha6 hr
Feb 3, 12:45 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Smith6 hr
Feb 3, 1:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Jones29 min
Feb 3, 4:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANFranklin23 hr
Feb 3, 4:45 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake8 days
Feb 3, 5:29 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba6 hr
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Rankin5 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin8 days
Feb 3, 6:42 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith12 hr
Feb 3, 7:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson12 days
Feb 3, 7:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLawrence12 days
Feb 3, 7:23 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSimpson3 days
Feb 3, 9:08 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMarion12 days
Feb 3, 11:17 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANNeshoba6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.