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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2016, 9:29 AM CST for Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 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 11, 2016, 9:29 AM CST (15:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2016, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 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, 9:45 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Heidelberg, MS | ABOUT FIVE COUNTY ROADS CLOSED AROUND HEIDELBERG DUE TO FLOODING. MAIN STREET IN TOWN WAS FLOODED AND STORES HAD SOME WATER IN THEM. SEVERAL OTHER ROADS IN THE COUNTY ARE CLOSE TO BEING 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
783
WGUS54 KJAN 111529
FFWJAN
MSC061-067-112130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0069.160311T1529Z-160311T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
929 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 330 PM CST FRIDAY
* AT 926 AM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS
ALREADY OCCURRING WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...STRINGER...BAY SPRINGS...SANDERSVILLE...
HEIDELBERG...TUCKERS CROSSING...EASTABUCHIE...OVETT...
TURNERVILLE...PAULDING...ROSE HILL...STAFFORD SPRINGS...
GARLANDVILLE...ORANGE...MILL CREEK...MOSS...MOSELLE...SOSO AND
LOUIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. THE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ROADS FLOODED FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3180 8940 3180 8932 3222 8932 3222 8892
3183 8891 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8940
$$
CME1 follow-up statement
581
WGUS74 KJAN 111858
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1258 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
MSC061-067-112130-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160311T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JONES MS-JASPER MS-
1258 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FRIDAY
FOR JONES AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1255 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
THE COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES HAS
OCCURRED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...STRINGER...BAY SPRINGS...SANDERSVILLE...
HEIDELBERG...TUCKERS CROSSING...EASTABUCHIE...OVETT...TURNERVILLE...
PAULDING...ROSE HILL...STAFFORD SPRINGS...GARLANDVILLE...ORANGE...
MILL CREEK...MOSS...MOSELLE...SOSO AND LOUIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3180 8940 3180 8932 3222 8932 3222 8892
3183 8891 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8940
$$
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, 8:18 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, 9:33 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.