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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Jackson, MS

March 11, 2016Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2016, 3:02 PM CST for Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2016, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
3 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 21:07 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2016-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2016-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -284 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

250 
WGUS54 KJAN 112102
FFWJAN
MSC061-067-120000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0074.160311T2102Z-160312T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
302 PM 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 600 PM CST

* AT 300 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* 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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 6:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke, Lauderdale24 min
Mar 10, 6:33 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren6 hr
Mar 10, 6:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale9 hr
Mar 10, 6:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest24 min
Mar 10, 7:04 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Newton, Rankin and 1 more12 hr
Mar 10, 7:34 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar10 hr
Mar 10, 8:00 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANCopiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson12 hr
Mar 10, 8:05 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Smith12 hr
Mar 10, 8:51 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore9 days
Mar 10, 9:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba6 days
Mar 10, 9:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Mar 10, 9:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Mar 10, 9:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin11 days
Mar 10, 9:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSimpson3 days
Mar 10, 10:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence12 hr
Mar 10, 11:08 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington9 hr
Mar 11, 12:28 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey9 hr
Mar 11, 12:52 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston12 hr
Mar 11, 1:57 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCovington, Jones3 days
Mar 11, 1:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCovington, Forrest3 days
Mar 11, 2:02 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANJones5 days
Mar 11, 2:06 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke4 days
Mar 11, 2:10 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANForrest3 days
Mar 11, 2:11 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee7 days
Mar 11, 3:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Jones6 hr
Mar 11, 3:41 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke6 hr
Mar 11, 5:15 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo6 hr
Mar 11, 5:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar4 hr
Mar 11, 6:45 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren6 hr
Mar 11, 7:04 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson6 hr
Mar 11, 7:06 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln6 hr
Mar 11, 7:10 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott6 hr
Mar 11, 7:28 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANForrest4 days
Mar 11, 7:29 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke6 days
Mar 11, 8:17 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANSimpson, Smith6 hr
Mar 11, 8:18 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton6 hr
Mar 11, 8:32 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington6 hr
Mar 11, 8:38 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSharkey27 days
Mar 11, 8:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery6 hr
Mar 11, 8:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Mar 11, 8:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake9 days
Mar 11, 8:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Mar 11, 8:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala4 days
Mar 11, 8:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Rankin6 days
Mar 11, 9:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion9 hr
Mar 11, 9:29 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Jones6 hr
Mar 11, 9:33 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay3 days
Mar 11, 9:35 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke9 hr
Mar 11, 10:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence4 hr
Mar 11, 11:16 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Leake, Madison and 7 more21 hr
Mar 11, 11:24 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryJANBolivar, Washington36 hr
Mar 11, 11:24 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryJANIssaquena, Washington36 hr
Mar 11, 12:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston9 hr
Mar 11, 2:14 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton6 hr
Mar 11, 2:27 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANBolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington9 hr
Mar 11, 2:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery9 hr
Mar 11, 2:47 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence9 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.