Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2016, 8:18 AM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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, 8:18 AM CST (14:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2016, 2:15 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 10:35 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Meridian, MS | SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE FLOODED OR ALMOST FLOODED. |
| Mar 11, 10:37 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Bethsaida, MS | COUNTY ROAD 529 BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS 450 AND 452 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Mar 11, 11:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Collinsville, MS | PART OF JAMES DR IS FLOODED. |
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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
658
WGUS54 KJAN 111418
FFWJAN
MSC069-075-099-101-112015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0064.160311T1418Z-160311T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
818 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 215 PM CST
* AT 816 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ABUNDANT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAUDERDALE...MERIDIAN...PHILADELPHIA...NEWTON...PRESTON...
PROSPECT...MERIDIAN STATION...NANIH WAIYA...PEARL RIVER...
NESHOBA...LAWRENCE...DECATUR...MARION...DE KALB...LIBERTY...
DOWDVILLE...BLACKWATER...TAMOLA...CONEHATTA AND ZERO.
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 3224 8843 3222 8932 3293 8932 3293 8909
3292 8893 3293 8835
$$
JC1 follow-up statement
699
WGUS74 KJAN 111750
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1150 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
MSC069-075-099-101-112015-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-160311T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NESHOBA MS-LAUDERDALE MS-NEWTON MS-KEMPER MS-
1150 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR
NESHOBA...LAUDERDALE...NEWTON AND KEMPER COUNTIES...
AT 1145 AM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
COUNTIES. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING
IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAUDERDALE...MERIDIAN...PHILADELPHIA...NEWTON...PRESTON...PROSPECT...
MERIDIAN STATION...NANIH WAIYA...PEARL RIVER...NESHOBA...LAWRENCE...
DECATUR...MARION...DE KALB...LIBERTY...DOWDVILLE...BLACKWATER...
TAMOLA...CONEHATTA AND ZERO.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3224 8843 3222 8932 3293 8932 3293 8909
3292 8893 3293 8835
$$
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 6:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 6 hr |
| 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, 12:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 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, 6:45 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:04 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 6 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, 8:32 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, 11:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Leake, Madison and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Issaquena, 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 |
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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.