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Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 10:53 PM CDT for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 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 30, 2016, 10:53 PM CDT (03:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:58 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 30, 11:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dermott, AR | STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY WHICH INCLUDED ON NORTH MAIN STREET...ARKANSAS STREET...AND HWY 35/SPEEDWAY STREET |
| Mar 31, 12:49 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dermott, AR | FLASH FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. REPORTS OF A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER OVER MULTIPLE ROADS. |
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 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
016
WGUS54 KJAN 310353
FFWJAN
ARC003-017-310445-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0085.160331T0353Z-160331T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1053 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...
ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1053 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CROSSETT...HAMBURG...LAKE VILLAGE...DERMOTT...EUDORA...WILMOT...
NORTH CROSSETT...WEST CROSSETT...PORTLAND...MONTROSE...PARKDALE...
FOUNTAIN HILL...BERLIN...MCMILLAN CORNER...OLD MILO...SNYDER...
CHICOT JUNCTION AND HALLEY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 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 3319 9214 3331 9198 3340 9199 3339 9146
3356 9145 3356 9123 3344 9123 3346 9112
3339 9119 3338 9117 3345 9106 3333 9114
3324 9110 3328 9105 3328 9104 3314 9109
3313 9120 3306 9112 3300 9117 3303 9211
$$
CME1 follow-up statement
314
WGUS54 KJAN 310426
FFWJAN
ARC003-017-310745-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160331T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1126 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...
ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 1126 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CROSSETT...HAMBURG...LAKE VILLAGE...DERMOTT...EUDORA...WILMOT...
NORTH CROSSETT...WEST CROSSETT...PORTLAND...MONTROSE...PARKDALE...
FOUNTAIN HILL...BERLIN...MCMILLAN CORNER...OLD MILO...SNYDER...
CHICOT JUNCTION AND HALLEY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 9214 3331 9198 3340 9199 3339 9146
3356 9145 3356 9123 3344 9123 3346 9112
3339 9119 3338 9117 3345 9106 3333 9114
3324 9110 3328 9105 3328 9104 3314 9109
3313 9120 3306 9112 3300 9117 3303 9211
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Chicot | 4 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.