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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2016, 6:45 AM CST for East Carroll Parish, Madison Parish, Louisiana; Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 11, 2016, 6:45 AM CST (12:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2016, 12:45 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties East Carroll Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Warren County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:45 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 9:00 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wsw Lake Providence, LA | HWY 582 IS CLOSED. |
| Mar 11, 9:00 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Wsw Transylvania, LA | HWY 877 IS CLOSED. |
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 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -284 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
777
WGUS54 KJAN 111245
FFWJAN
LAC035-065-MSC055-125-149-111845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0059.160311T1245Z-160311T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
645 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST FRIDAY
* AT 644 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. FOUR TO NINE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY
NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS NOW MOVING INTO THE AREA AND FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VICKSBURG...TALLULAH...LAKE PROVIDENCE...ROLLING FORK...
TRANSYLVANIA...REDWOOD...VALLEY PARK...ANGUILLA...NITTA YUMA...
SHELBURN...PANTHER BURN...LE TOURNEAU...YOKENA...ONWARD...
MONTICELLO...BOVINA...FITLER...TENDAL...GASSOWAY AND OAK RIDGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3300 9126 3301 9092 3310 9091 3310 9066
3292 9066 3284 9076 3276 9069 3273 9074
3269 9066 3269 9071 3262 9070 3262 9072
3251 9055 3234 9063 3234 9071 3216 9077
3208 9095 3214 9117 3225 9113 3220 9154
$$
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:19 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Tensas | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Madison, Tensas | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | East Carroll | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 6:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 7:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Newton, Rankin and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Smith | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 9 days |
| Mar 10, 9:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 9:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 9:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Mar 10, 9:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 11 days |
| Mar 10, 9:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 10:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 1:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 2:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 2:06 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 4 days |
| Mar 11, 2:10 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 2:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 3:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:10 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 4 days |
| Mar 11, 7:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 6 days |
| Mar 11, 8:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:32 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 27 days |
| Mar 11, 8:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 8:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 9 days |
| Mar 11, 8:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 8:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 4 days |
| Mar 11, 8:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 6 days |
| Mar 11, 9:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 9:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:27 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.