Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 11, 2016, 4:12 AM CST for Pearl River County, Pike County, Walthall County, Mississippi; Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 4 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, 4:12 AM CST (10:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2016, 7:45 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, Pearl River County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 463 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 14.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KLIX 111012
FFWLIX
LAC103-117-MSC109-113-147-111345-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0006.160311T1012Z-160311T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
412 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 745 AM CST
* AT 410 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE REPORTED CLOSED ACROSS
THESE PARISHES AND COUNTIES DUE TO HIGH WATER. 7 TO 14 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...TYLERTOWN...VARNADO...FOLSOM...SUN...
CROSSROADS...MOUNT HERMAN...ENON...SALEM...DEXTER AND ANGIE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
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.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9003 3118 9003 3117 9001 3114 9001
3113 8995 3107 8992 3107 8988 3103 8983
3100 8984 3099 8954 3073 8968 3045 9023
3050 9025 3074 9026 3089 9032 3091 9035
3100 9035 3100 9038 3111 9041 3132 9016
$$
32What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 10, 11:38 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 11:38 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISSCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1138 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL AT THE TERMINALS THROUGH
THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD. LOW CEILINGS AND MULTIPLE BOUTS OF
CONVECTION WILL IMPACT THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 11
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 68 72 65 72 / 100 100 80 90
BTR 68 73 65 74 / 100 100 80 80
ASD 69 73 67 73 / 100 100 90 90
MSY 69 73 67 74 / 100 100 90 90
GPT 68 73 67 72 / 100 100 90 90
PQL 68 73 66 72 / 100 100 90 90
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR LAZ034>037-039-
040-046>050-056>072.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR LAZ040-049-050-
057-058-060>064-066>070-072.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR GMZ530-532-534-
536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MSZ068>071-077-
080>082.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR MSZ080>082.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR GMZ532-534-536-
538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 6:00 PM CST, 10 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 600 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037- 039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-111400- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA OUT 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA- EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION- ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES- UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD- UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 600 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL LOCATIONS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA STATE LINE. TIDES UP TO 2.5 ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING TIDES OF 3 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOME AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL LOCATIONS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO THE MISSISSIPPI- ALABAMA STATE LINE THROUGH FRIDAY. TIDES UP TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING TIDES OF 3 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY FOR FLOOD REPORTING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 11, 2:25 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
225 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM FLASH FLOOD HAMMOND 30.51N 90.46W
03/11/2016 TANGIPAHOA LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
EAST MORRIS AVENUE IN HAMMOND CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
THREE VEHICLES ABANDONED IN ROADWAY.
&&
BWAGNERLocal storm report, Mar 11, 2:59 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
259 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 AM FLASH FLOOD HAMMOND 30.51N 90.46W
03/11/2016 TANGIPAHOA LA BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTED WATER IN 40 TO
50 HOMES NEAR RUFUS BANKSTON AND QUICK BOULEVARD IN
HAMMOND WITH WATER RESCUES OCCURRING.
&&
BWAGNERLocal storm report, Mar 11, 3:25 AM CST, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
325 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 76 S TIMBALIER BAY BUOY 28.08N 90.82W
03/11/2016 M64 MPH GMZ570 XX AWOS
SHIP SHOAL 354 AWOS KSQE REPORTED PEAK WIND GUST OF 56
KNOTS WITH A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
BWAGNERSpecial weather statement, Mar 11, 3:33 AM CST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
333 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
LAZ046-049-056>061-065>068-111030-
UPPER LAFOURCHE LA-UPPER JEFFERSON LA-IBERVILLE LA-
LOWER JEFFERSON LA-ST. CHARLES LA-LOWER LAFOURCHE LA-ASSUMPTION LA-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-UPPER TERREBONNE LA-ASCENSION LA-
ST. JAMES LA-LOWER TERREBONNE LA-
333 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAFOURCHE...SOUTHERN ST.
CHARLES...ASSUMPTION...ST. JAMES...SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST...TERREBONNE...SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE...SOUTHWESTERN
ASCENSION AND WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON PARISHES UNTIL 430 AM CST...
AT 332 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FRANKLIN TO NEAR DULAC
TO 49 MILES SOUTH OF COCODRIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUMA...THIBODAUX...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...NAPOLEONVILLE...CUT
OFF...GALLIANO...LAROSE...ST. GABRIEL...GRAMERCY...LUTCHER...
LOCKPORT...GOLDEN MEADOW...WHITE CASTLE...SORRENTO...BAYOU GENEVE...
SOUTH VACHERIE...MATHEWS...COCODRIE AND SUPREME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2929 9037 2929 9038 2922 9041 2935 9043
2911 9071 2926 9075 2955 9123 2962 9108
2975 9109 3006 9129 3028 9107 2974 9016
2927 9004 2931 9006 2926 9004 2932 9007
2910 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 227DEG 30KT 2976 9149 2930 9071 2855 9051
32Local storm report, Mar 11, 3:39 AM CST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
339 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 AM FLASH FLOOD FRANKLINTON 30.85N 90.14W
03/11/2016 WASHINGTON LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORT FROM FRANKLINTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF MODERATE STREET FLOODING. ALSO REPORT THAT
THE FAIRGROUNDS ARE FLOODED WITH THE POTENTIAL TO WASH
OUT A BRIDGE. ONE CAR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.
&&
BWAGNERLocal storm report, Mar 11, 4:08 AM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
408 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 AM HEAVY RAIN LIVINGSTON 30.50N 90.75W
03/11/2016 M7.57 INCH LIVINGSTON LA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER IN LIVINGSTON REPORTS STORM TOTAL OF 7.57
INCHES AND STILL RAINING.
&&
BWAGNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 7:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River, Walthall | 2 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:02 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 118 min |
| Mar 10, 9:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 15 days |
| Mar 11, 2:19 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 5:04 AM CST | Coastal Flood Warning | LIX | 49 hr | |
| Mar 11, 5:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 39 min |
| Mar 11, 5:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 62 min |
| Mar 11, 6:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 7:22 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:30 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Walthall | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:59 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:09 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 71 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 57 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 7:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 50 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 68 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:13 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Washington | 4 days |
| Mar 11, 2:21 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 114 min | |
| Mar 11, 3:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Mar 11, 3:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Terrebonne | 57 min |
| Mar 11, 4:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Terrebonne | 24 min |
| Mar 11, 4:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Livingston, Tangipahoa | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines and 5 more | 32 min |
| Mar 11, 4:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 59 min | |
| Mar 11, 4:48 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 42 min | |
| Mar 11, 4:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 3 more | 33 min |
| Mar 11, 5:08 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 67 min | |
| Mar 11, 5:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Plaquemines | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 5:18 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 42 min | |
| Mar 11, 5:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 50 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:04 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 56 min | |
| Mar 11, 6:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 7:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:53 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:29 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Livingston | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2016Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016
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.