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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Jackson, MS

June 21, 2017Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2017, 3:48 PM CDT for Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
Jun 21, 2017, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD10 E Lumberton, MSWASH OUT ON ENTREKIN RD. BARRICADES HAVE BEEN PLACED UP BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD9 E Purvis, MSWATER COVERING TOWER RD. NEAR PAUL B JOHNSON STATE PARK.
Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.293 Nne Columbia, MSEVENT TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR AT COLUMBIA MARION COUNTY AIRPORT. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 20 HOURS.
Jun 21, 6:29 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD8 N Columbia, MSPOPE ROAD NORTH OF GOSS BUNKER HILL ROAD FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 262 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 485 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
485 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
506 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted.

694 
WGUS54 KJAN 212048
FFWJAN
MSC035-073-091-212345-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0072.170621T2048Z-170621T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
348 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Marion County in south central Mississippi...
  Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Lamar County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 645 PM CDT

* At 347 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain falling across 
  the warned area. A widespread two to five inches of rain have 
  already fallen since late Tuesday night. Flash flooding is 
  expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Hattiesburg, Petal, Columbia, Kokomo, West Hattiesburg, Sandy 
  Hook, Holly Springs, Purvis, Lumberton, Sumrall, Brooklyn, Maxie, 
  Bunker Hill, Rock Hill, Improve, and Mclaurin.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two 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 3101 8935 3101 8942 3098 8943 3098 8947
      3101 8950 3100 8983 3107 8984 3107 8992
      3113 8994 3113 9001 3117 9001 3118 9003
      3139 9004 3139 8982 3144 8982 3143 8915
      3091 8914 3091 8934

$$

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1 follow-up statement
582 
WGUS74 KJAN 212339
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
639 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

MSC035-073-091-212345-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-170621T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion MS-Forrest MS-Lamar MS-
639 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MARION...FORREST AND LAMAR COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT...

Although heavy rain has ended over the area at the moment, scattered 
light to occasionally moderate showers will continue across the Pine 
Belt region through much of the evening.  This activity is not 
expected to pose a flash flood threat. Please continue to heed any 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3101 8935 3101 8942 3098 8943 3098 8947
      3101 8950 3100 8983 3107 8984 3107 8992
      3113 8994 3113 9001 3117 9001 3118 9003
      3139 9004 3139 8982 3144 8982 3143 8915
      3091 8914 3091 8934

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 4:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion3 hr
Jun 21, 7:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANForrest52 hr
Jun 21, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke5 days
Jun 21, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba6 days
Jun 21, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Jun 21, 11:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLamar, Marion3 hr
Jun 21, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Lamar, Marion39 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence60 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.