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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 22, 2017, 6:07 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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
- Apr 22, 2017, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2017, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lauderdale County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Meridian, MS | BASEMENT OF AN APARTMENT FLOODED. |
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Meridian, MS | CAR SUBMERGED BY FLOOD WATERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 14TH STREET AND 24TH AVE. |
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Meridian, MS | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING IN THE COLLEGE PARK AND HIGHWAY 19 AREA. |
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Meridian, MS | STREET FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF FRONT STREET AND HWY 45/39. |
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Meridian, MS | STREET FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH STREET AND 45TH AVE. |
| Apr 22, 6:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Meridian, MS | STREET FLOODING ONGOING ON 5TH STREET IN FRONT OF METRO AMBULANCE. |
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 12:00Z, 11.1 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
840 WGUS54 KJAN 222307 FFWJAN MSC075-230200- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0029.170422T2307Z-170423T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 607 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi... * Until 900 PM CDT * At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding has been reported in Meridian. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lauderdale, Meridian, Meridian Station, Marion, Zero, Increase, Martin, Meehan, Toomsuba, Savoy, Suqualena, Kewanee, Nellieburg, Alamucha and Daleville. Additional rainfall amounts of two to three 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. && LAT...LON 3223 8843 3223 8891 3258 8891 3258 8839 $$ DC
2 follow-up statements
839 WGUS74 KJAN 230027 FFSJAN Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 727 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017 MSC075-230200- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170423T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lauderdale MS- 727 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY... At 725 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in Meridian where some cars were becoming flooded. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lauderdale, Meridian, Meridian Station, Marion, Zero, Increase, Martin, Meehan, Toomsuba, Savoy, Suqualena, Kewanee, Nellieburg, Alamucha and Daleville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3223 8843 3223 8891 3258 8891 3258 8839 $$ DC
412 WGUS74 KJAN 230151 FFSJAN Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 851 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017 MSC075-230200- /O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170423T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lauderdale MS- 851 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3223 8843 3223 8891 3258 8891 3258 8839 $$ DC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 21 min |
| Apr 22, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 13 min |
| Apr 22, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 38 min |
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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.