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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2017, 3:52 PM CDT for Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin 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
- May 21, 2017, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 2 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
874 WGUS54 KJAN 212052 FFWJAN MSC049-089-121-212345- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0045.170521T2052Z-170521T2345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 352 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2017 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Rankin County in central Mississippi... Eastern Hinds County in central Mississippi... South central Madison County in central Mississippi... * Until 645 PM CDT * At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Jackson, Pearl, Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, Byram, Flowood, Richland, Star, Florence, Terry, Whites, Monterey and Fannin. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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 3246 8992 3207 8992 3207 9044 3246 9027 $$ GRG
1 follow-up statement
161 WGUS74 KJAN 212215 FFSJAN Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 515 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2017 MSC049-089-121-212225- /O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-170521T2345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Rankin MS-Hinds MS-Madison MS- 515 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN...EASTERN HINDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3246 8992 3207 8992 3207 9044 3246 9027 $$ GRG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 25 min |
| May 21, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 53 min |
| May 21, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 21, 7:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 41 min |
| May 21, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 42 min |
| May 21, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 37 min |
| May 21, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 52 min |
| May 21, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 24 min |
| May 21, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 44 min |
| May 21, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 63 min |
| May 21, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 43 min |
| May 21, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 63 min |
| May 21, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 21 more | 40 hr |
| May 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 3 hr |
| May 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 55 min |
| May 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| May 21, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 59 min |
| May 21, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 32 min |
| May 21, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 43 min |
| May 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 64 min |
| May 21, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 44 min |
| May 21, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 29 min |
| May 21, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 40 min |
| May 21, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 36 min |
| May 21, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott | 64 min |
| May 21, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jones | 58 min |
| May 21, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.