Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 9, 2016, 9:38 PM CST for Bolivar County, Washington County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 9, 2016, 9:38 PM CST (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2016, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:50 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Greenville, MS | FLOODING ALONG US 82 BETWEEN S WASHINGTON AVE AND ARNOLD AVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
272
WGUS54 KJAN 100338
FFWJAN
MSC011-151-100730-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0020.160310T0338Z-160310T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
938 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 130 AM CST
* AT 933 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE
AREA THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...LELAND...SHELBY...AVON...SCOTT...METCALFE...BENOIT...
GUNNISON...WINTERVILLE...JERSEY POINT...DEESON...WAYSIDE...
LAMONT...DUNCAN...BEULAH...PACE...ALLIGATOR AND WINSTONVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 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 3412 9066 3301 9105 3301 9117 3345 9106
3345 9107 3339 9112 3338 9115 3338 9116
3347 9112 3355 9123 3362 9113 3368 9123
3368 9103 3373 9115 3378 9099 3397 9109
3396 9097 3409 9087 3412 9095
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 10:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 11:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 44 min |
| Mar 10, 12:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 45 min |
| Mar 10, 1:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Issaquena, Sunflower, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 51 min |
| Mar 10, 7:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Issaquena, Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Issaquena, Warren | 39 min |
| Mar 10, 9:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 10:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Mar 10, 10:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 10:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 37 min |
| Mar 10, 10:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 51 min |
| Mar 10, 10:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 45 min |
| Mar 10, 11:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 15 days |
| Mar 10, 11:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 16 days |
| Mar 10, 11:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 17 days |
| Mar 10, 11:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Mar 10, 11:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 13 days |
| Mar 10, 11:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 16 days |
| Mar 10, 11:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 39 days |
| Mar 10, 11:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 29 days |
| Mar 10, 11:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 28 min |
| Mar 10, 11:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 11:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Wilkinson | 22 days |
| Mar 10, 11:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 30 min |
| Mar 10, 12:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 25 min |
| Mar 10, 12:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 28 min |
| Mar 10, 12:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha | 52 min |
| Mar 10, 1:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 27 min |
| Mar 10, 1:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Issaquena, Warren | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 30 min |
| Mar 10, 1:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 33 min |
| Mar 10, 2:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Simpson | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 3:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Simpson | 23 min |
| Mar 10, 3:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 37 min |
| Mar 10, 4:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 25 min |
| Mar 10, 4:23 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Smith | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 33 min |
| Mar 10, 4:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 32 min |
| Mar 10, 5:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 16 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 5:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 26 min |
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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.