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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 2, 2016, 9:01 PM CST for Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha 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, 9:01 PM CST (03:01 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 2, 9:30 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	2 S Caledonia, MS	FLOODING ALONG DOWDLE ROAD
Feb 2, 10:30 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	Columbus, MS	REPORT OF 17 ROADS FLOODED ACROSS LOWNDES COUNTY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 313 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 518 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.2

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The text

As transmitted.

600 
WGUS54 KJAN 030301
FFWJAN
MSC025-087-105-030600-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0011.160203T0301Z-160203T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
    
* AT 901 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF
  RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE
  EAST SIDE OF COLUMBUS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  STARKVILLE...COLUMBUS...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS AFB...CALEDONIA...
  CRAWFORD...TIBBEE...MULDROW...SESSUMS...LONGVIEW...WAVERLY...CRAIG
  SPRINGS...OKTOC...BENT OAK...KOLOLA SPRINGS...STEENS...ARTESIA AND
  STURGIS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3329 8831 3329 8909 3343 8907 3369 8872
      3368 8872 3367 8850 3366 8851 3365 8851
      3366 8849 3369 8837 3372 8833 3374 8833
      3374 8825

$$

DL

1 follow-up statement

745 
WGUS74 KJAN 030427
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1027 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC025-087-105-030600-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKTIBBEHA MS-LOWNDES MS-CLAY MS-
1027 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR
OKTIBBEHA...LOWNDES AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

AT 1026 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS FLOODED
ROADS ACROSS LOWNDES COUNTY. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
STARKVILLE...COLUMBUS...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS AFB...CALEDONIA...
CRAWFORD...TIBBEE...MULDROW...SESSUMS...LONGVIEW...WAVERLY...CRAIG
SPRINGS...OKTOC...BENT OAK...KOLOLA SPRINGS...STEENS...ARTESIA AND
STURGIS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3329 8831 3329 8909 3343 8907 3369 8872
      3368 8872 3367 8850 3366 8851 3365 8851
      3366 8849 3369 8837 3372 8833 3374 8833
      3374 8825

$$

DL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 2, 6:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton, Scott	63 min
Feb 2, 6:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott	6 hr
Feb 2, 6:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	4 hr
Feb 2, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	45 min
Feb 2, 7:17 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	4 hr
Feb 2, 7:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	58 min
Feb 2, 7:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	49 min
Feb 2, 8:07 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	3 hr
Feb 2, 8:17 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	6 days
Feb 2, 8:19 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	7 days
Feb 2, 8:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	31 min
Feb 2, 9:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	38 min
Feb 2, 9:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee	43 min
Feb 2, 9:59 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Noxubee	5 days
Feb 2, 10:03 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	4 days
Feb 2, 10:03 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala	59 hr
Feb 2, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	45 min
Feb 2, 10:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	42 min
Feb 2, 10:41 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	67 hr
Feb 2, 10:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	20 min
Feb 2, 11:17 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more	18 hr
Feb 2, 11:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	6 hr
Feb 2, 11:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Oktibbeha	6 hr
Feb 3, 12:45 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Smith	6 hr
Feb 3, 1:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Jones	29 min
Feb 3, 4:42 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Franklin	23 hr
Feb 3, 4:45 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	8 days
Feb 3, 5:29 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba	6 hr
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	7 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	4 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	5 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin	5 days
Feb 3, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	8 days
Feb 3, 6:42 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	12 hr
Feb 3, 7:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	12 days
Feb 3, 7:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lawrence	12 days
Feb 3, 7:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Simpson	3 days
Feb 3, 9:08 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Marion	12 days
Feb 3, 11:17 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	6 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.