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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Jackson, MS

May 12, 20174 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2017, 7:16 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2017, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2017, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
119 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, MS, Clay County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Webster County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2017-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 40 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2017-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
40 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

481 
WGUS54 KJAN 130016
FFWJAN
MSC015-025-097-155-130215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0041.170513T0016Z-170513T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
716 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Carroll County in north central Mississippi...
  Webster County in north central Mississippi...
  Montgomery County in north central Mississippi...
  Clay County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 915 PM CDT

* At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Winona, Montpelier, Eupora, Vaiden, Kilmichael, Mathiston,
  Cumberland, Griffith, Sweatman, Lodi, Clarkson, Pheba,
  Bellefontaine, Pala Alto, Embry, Mantee and Walthall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3369 8872 3357 8876 3356 8909 3353 8909
      3352 8926 3350 8932 3347 8934 3345 8940
      3343 8941 3344 8945 3338 8945 3328 8994
      3357 8987 3372 8932 3372 8919 3374 8919
      3376 8893 3381 8893 3381 8872

$$

EC
1 follow-up statement
825 
WGUS74 KJAN 130124
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
824 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

MSC015-025-097-155-130133-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170513T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll MS-Webster MS-Montgomery MS-Clay MS-
824 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN CARROLL...WEBSTER...MONTGOMERY
AND CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please heed any road closures.

LAT...LON 3369 8872 3357 8876 3356 8909 3353 8909
      3352 8926 3350 8932 3347 8934 3345 8940
      3343 8941 3344 8945 3338 8945 3328 8994
      3357 8987 3372 8932 3372 8919 3374 8919
      3376 8893 3381 8893 3381 8872

$$

EC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis28 min
May 12, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis34 min
May 12, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay30 min
May 12, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson43 min
May 12, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala48 min
May 12, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin27 min
May 12, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes26 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.