Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2016, 6:30 AM CDT for Harrison County, Jackson 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
- Aug 12, 2016, 6:30 AM CDT (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2016, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 872 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted.
610
WGUS54 KLIX 121130
FFWLIX
MSC047-059-121430-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0049.160812T1130Z-160812T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
630 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 629 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GULFPORT...BILOXI...OCEAN SPRINGS...LONG BEACH...ST. MARTIN...
D'IBERVILLE...GULF HILLS...LATIMER...GULF PARK ESTATES...LYMAN...
VANCLEAVE AND GULFPORT AIRPORT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3034 8872 3033 8879 3036 8888 3036 8900
3031 8922 3054 8917 3055 8866
$$
24/RR2 follow-up statements
479
WGUS74 KLIX 121259
FFSLIX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
759 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
MSC047-059-121430-
/O.CON.KLIX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160812T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON MS-JACKSON MS-
759 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 757 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GULFPORT...BILOXI...OCEAN SPRINGS...LONG BEACH...ST. MARTIN...
D'IBERVILLE...GULF HILLS...LATIMER...GULF PARK ESTATES...LYMAN...
VANCLEAVE AND GULFPORT AIRPORT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH 930 PM. IF HEAVY RAINS PERSIST...THE WARNING MAY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME OR EXPANDED IN AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3034 8872 3033 8879 3036 8888 3036 8900
3031 8922 3054 8917 3055 8866
$$
24/RR708
WGUS74 KLIX 121425
FFSLIX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
925 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
MSC047-059-121431-
/O.EXP.KLIX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160812T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON MS-JACKSON MS-
925 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS LOWERED TO A MORE STEADY MODERATE RAINFALL.
AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT MAY PRODUCE OR PROLONG ANY STREET FLOODING.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STAY
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS SHOULD HEAVY RAIN
REDEVELOP.
LAT...LON 3034 8872 3033 8879 3036 8888 3036 8900
3031 8922 3054 8917 3055 8866
$$
24/RRThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 7:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 116 min |
| Aug 12, 4:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 118 min |
| Aug 12, 4:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 33 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Pearl River | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pearl River | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 7:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Wilkinson | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 65 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 5 days |
| Aug 12, 10:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Wilkinson | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Wilkinson | 63 min |
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.