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Flash Flood Warning 90, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2017, 11:01 AM CDT for Copiah County, Lincoln 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
- Jul 24, 2017, 11:01 AM CDT (16:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2017, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Copiah County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 11:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nw Brookhaven, MS | TREE ON A POWER LINE ON NOAH TRAIL NW RD. |
| Jul 24, 12:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Brookhaven, MS | PARTS OF LIPSEY STREET COVERED IN WATER, YARDS COMPLETELY COVERED IN WATER (PICS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA). |
| Jul 24, 12:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Wesson, MS | WATER ON HWY 51, NORTHEAST PART OF LINCOLN COUNTY. |
| Jul 24, 1:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 E Brookhaven, MS | WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS OLD MALCUM RD. |
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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 794 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
981
WGUS54 KJAN 241601
FFWJAN
MSC029-085-241900-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0090.170724T1601Z-170724T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1101 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Lincoln County in south central Mississippi...
Southern Copiah County in central Mississippi...
* Until 200 PM CDT
* At 1101 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated 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...
Brookhaven, Hazlehurst, Wesson, Loyd Star, Pleasant Hill,
Caseyville, Martinsville, Allen, Barlow, East Lincoln, Glancy and
Beauregard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3167 9074 3182 9074 3184 9072 3199 9071
3174 9017 3172 9024 3144 9025
$$
192 follow-up statements
700
WGUS74 KJAN 241739
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1239 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
MSC029-241747-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-170724T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Copiah MS-
1239 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN COPIAH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3167 9074 3170 9074 3170 9042 3169 9041
3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9028 3171 9025
3144 9025
$$
MSC085-241900-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-170724T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln MS-
1239 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
At 1237 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported flooding of some
streets in Brookhaven. Radar indicates up to 7 inches of rain have
fallen over portions of eastern Lincoln County. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Brookhaven, Loyd Star, Caseyville and East Lincoln.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3167 9074 3170 9074 3170 9042 3169 9041
3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9028 3171 9025
3144 9025
$$
DL597
WGUS74 KJAN 241900
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
200 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
MSC085-241909-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-170724T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln MS-
200 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
200 PM CDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is not expected to pose any
additional threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road
closures.
LAT...LON 3167 9074 3170 9074 3170 9042 3169 9041
3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9028 3171 9025
3144 9025
$$
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 10:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 12:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin | 98 min |
| Jul 24, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 1:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 27 min |
| Jul 24, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Oktibbeha | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 30 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.