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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Jackson, MS

July 8, 2017Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT for Sunflower County, Washington 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
Jul 8, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2017, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:18 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2017-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1916 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2017-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
1916 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

484 
WGUS54 KJAN 081515
FFWJAN
MSC133-151-081815-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0084.170708T1515Z-170708T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1015 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Washington County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 115 PM CDT

* At 1014 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Indianola, Inverness, Tribbett and Holly Ridge. 

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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 3347 9055 3328 9056 3328 9086 3347 9087

$$

JM
1 follow-up statement
644 
WGUS74 KJAN 081719
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1219 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

MSC133-151-081729-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-170708T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sunflower MS-Washington MS-
1219 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUNFLOWER AND
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON 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 3347 9055 3328 9056 3328 9086 3347 9087

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena32 min
Jul 8, 7:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar35 min
Jul 8, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore24 min
Jul 8, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington30 min
Jul 8, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore25 min
Jul 8, 8:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington51 min
Jul 8, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes, Humphreys32 min
Jul 8, 9:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo38 min
Jul 8, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala28 min
Jul 8, 11:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba35 min
Jul 8, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba26 min
Jul 8, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson45 min
Jul 8, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper51 min
Jul 8, 12:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah24 min
Jul 8, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes41 min
Jul 8, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper29 min
Jul 8, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes35 min
Jul 8, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson31 min
Jul 8, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper28 min
Jul 8, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams24 min
Jul 8, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee37 min
Jul 8, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke44 min
Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington32 min
Jul 8, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke23 min
Jul 8, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest50 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.