Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 88, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2016, 4:22 AM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. 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 31, 2016, 4:22 AM CDT (09:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Montgomery County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Carrollton, MS | HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH OF CARROLLTON HAD WATER ACROSS THE ROAD. WATER ALSO WAS UP TO THE DOORS OF SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BROWNING SUBDIVISION WEST OF CARROLLTON WHICH RESULTED IN THE EVACUATION OF SOME RESIDENTS. ANOTHER EVACUATION OCCURRED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 148. |
| Mar 31, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Winona, MS | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED ACROSS WINONA INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH. WATER ALSO ENTERED SEVERAL HOMES. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.
834
WGUS54 KJAN 310922
FFWJAN
MSC015-043-051-053-083-097-311315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0088.160331T0922Z-160331T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
422 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 815 AM CDT
* AT 420 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GRENADA...WINONA...LEFLORE...JEFFERSON...DUCK HILL...SIDON...NORTH
CARROLLTON...SWEATMAN...HOLCOMB...COILA...TEOC...MISTERTON...
MALMAISON...BEW SPRINGS...AVALON...SEVEN PINES...ELLIOTT...CRUGER
AND CARROLLTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3379 8973 3370 8950 3358 8951 3347 8969
3324 9029 3323 9059 3336 9030 3347 9009
3364 9010 3368 9014 3381 9014 3381 8998
3382 8998 3382 8993
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
504
WGUS74 KJAN 311131
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
631 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC051-053-311140-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-160331T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUMPHREYS MS-HOLMES MS-
631 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS AND
NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND FLOODING IS
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT FOR THE TIME BEING.
LAT...LON 3379 8973 3370 8951 3358 8951 3347 8969
3331 9010 3336 9028 3336 9029 3331 9029
3332 9032 3328 9036 3328 9038 3324 9037
3324 9042 3327 9045 3329 9045 3347 9009
3364 9010 3368 9014 3381 9014 3382 8993
$$
MSC015-043-083-097-311315-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-160331T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY MS-GRENADA MS-CARROLL MS-LEFLORE MS-
631 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...GRENADA...CARROLL AND SOUTHERN LEFLORE
COUNTIES...
AT 630 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODED ROADS ACROSS
LEFLORE COUNTY. UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GRENADA...WINONA...LEFLORE...JEFFERSON...DUCK HILL...SIDON...NORTH
CARROLLTON...SWEATMAN...HOLCOMB...COILA...TEOC...MISTERTON...
MALMAISON...BEW SPRINGS...AVALON...SEVEN PINES...ELLIOTT AND
CARROLLTON.
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 3379 8973 3370 8951 3358 8951 3347 8969
3331 9010 3336 9028 3336 9029 3331 9029
3332 9032 3328 9036 3328 9038 3324 9037
3324 9042 3327 9045 3329 9045 3347 9009
3364 9010 3368 9014 3381 9014 3382 8993
$$
DL342
WGUS74 KJAN 311255
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
755 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC015-043-083-097-311315-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-160331T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY MS-GRENADA MS-CARROLL MS-LEFLORE MS-
755 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...GRENADA...CARROLL AND SOUTHERN LEFLORE
COUNTIES...
AT 750 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
CARROLL COUNTY THIS MORNING. SEVERAL LOW LYING AREAS ARE FLOODED.
HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH OF CARROLTON HAS WATER ACROSS THE ROAD. WATER CAME
UP TO THE DOORS OF SEVERAL HOMES IN A SUBDIVISION WEST OF CARROLTON.
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GRENADA...WINONA...LEFLORE...JEFFERSON...DUCK HILL...SIDON...NORTH
CARROLLTON...SWEATMAN...HOLCOMB...COILA...TEOC...MISTERTON...
MALMAISON...BEW SPRINGS...AVALON...SEVEN PINES...ELLIOTT AND
CARROLLTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3379 8973 3370 8951 3358 8951 3347 8969
3331 9010 3336 9028 3336 9029 3331 9029
3332 9032 3328 9036 3328 9038 3324 9037
3324 9042 3327 9045 3329 9045 3347 9009
3364 9010 3368 9014 3381 9014 3382 8993
$$
JCThe 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, 3:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:30 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 |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.