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Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2016, 3:00 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 8 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 31, 2016, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Humphreys County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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 31, 5:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hollandale, MS | MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY |
| Mar 31, 5:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Inverness, MS | 2 HOMES HAD WATER IN THEM AND SEVERAL ROADS WERE FLOODED. |
| Mar 31, 5:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Moorhead, MS | ROADS FLOODED AND WATER ENTERING HOMES IN MOORHEAD |
| Mar 31, 5:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Moorhead, MS | ROADS FLOODED AND WATER ENTERING HOMES IN MOORHEAD. 15 HOMES HAD WATER IN THEM AND PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED. |
| Mar 31, 5:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Itta Bena, MS | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND WATER ENTERING HOMES IN ITTA BENA AND OTHER PARTS OF LEFLORE CO |
| Mar 31, 6:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Greenwood, MS | NUMEROUS STREETS AROUND THE CITY FLOODED INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 82 AND STRONG AVENUE. ONE HOUSE FLOODED ON WILLIAMSON STREET. |
| Mar 31, 6:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Greenwood, MS | SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF WATER ACROSS US HWY 82 NEAR THE YAZOO RIVER BRIDGE |
| Mar 31, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Moorhead, MS | ROADS REMAINED FLOODED AROUND MOORHEAD...SUNFLOWER...AND INVERNESS |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
721
WGUS54 KJAN 310800
FFWJAN
MSC053-083-133-151-311200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0087.160331T0800Z-160331T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 700 AM CDT
* AT 258 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A REPEATED THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN TRAINING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...HOLLANDALE...MOORHEAD...ITTA BENA...INVERNESS...
ISOLA...MONEY...QUITO...GLEN ALLAN...MINTER CITY...SUNNYSIDE...
DARLOVE...SWIFTOWN...SCHLATER AND MORGAN CITY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA OVER NEXT 2 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3381 9019 3377 9018 3375 9030 3372 9031
3369 9029 3374 9024 3372 9014 3368 9014
3365 9010 3347 9010 3337 9029 3337 9032
3336 9030 3335 9031 3310 9091 3301 9104
3301 9117 3349 9045 3381 9045
$$
BYB1 follow-up statement
855
WGUS74 KJAN 311054
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
554 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC053-083-133-151-311200-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160331T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON MS-SUNFLOWER MS-HUMPHREYS MS-LEFLORE MS-
554 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN SUNFLOWER...NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS
AND LEFLORE COUNTIES...
AT 551 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
LEFLORE AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES. SUNFLOWER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED HOMES BEING EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING IN MOORHEAD. LEFLORE
COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE REPORTED HOMES BEING EVACUATED IN ITTA BENA
AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. UP TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...HOLLANDALE...MOORHEAD...ITTA BENA...INVERNESS...ISOLA...
MONEY...QUITO...GLEN ALLAN...MINTER CITY...SUNNYSIDE...DARLOVE...
SWIFTOWN...SCHLATER AND MORGAN CITY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3381 9019 3377 9018 3375 9030 3372 9031
3369 9029 3374 9024 3372 9014 3368 9014
3365 9010 3347 9010 3337 9029 3337 9032
3336 9030 3335 9031 3310 9091 3301 9104
3301 9117 3349 9045 3381 9045
$$
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 58 min |
| Mar 30, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 12:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada, Leflore | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Copiah, Madison, Rankin | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Jones | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 13 min |
| Mar 31, 6:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Montgomery, Webster | 112 min |
| Mar 31, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 6:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 7:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 113 min |
| Mar 31, 7:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 8:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 3:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Smith | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 70 min |
| Mar 31, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 5:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 69 min |
| Mar 31, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Scott | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 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.