Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2017, 5:02 AM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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 22, 2017, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2017, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Jackson County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Vancleave, MS | WATER OVER MCGREGOR ROAD... IMPASSABLE TO VEHICLES. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. |
| Jun 22, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Se Gulf Park Estates, MS | FLOODED STREETS IMPASSABLE TO VEHICLES AND A SMALL SUBDIVISON STREET WASHED OUT IN THE GULF PARK ESTATES AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Jun 22, 7:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.65 | 2 E Ocean Springs, MS | 5.65 INCHES MEASURED FROM THE BAND OF RAIN IN JACKSON COUNTY THIS MORNING... 12.3 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 771 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted.
294
WGUS54 KLIX 221002
FFWLIX
MSC059-221400-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0013.170622T1002Z-170622T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
502 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 900 AM CDT
* At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain moving off the
Gulf of Mexico across Jackson County. Up to two inches of rain
have already fallen on ground already saturated from previous
rainfall.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, St. Martin, Escatawpa, Gautier,
Wade, Latimer, Big Point, Helena, Gulf Hills, Hurley, Vancleave,
Gulf Park Estates and Hickory Hills.
Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches with isolated higher amounts
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 3033 8840 3033 8843 3031 8845 3032 8860
3034 8864 3033 8868 3035 8887 3038 8888
3039 8888 3039 8886 3041 8886 3041 8888
3074 8886 3072 8842 3040 8840 3038 8840
3038 8841 3037 8840
$$2 follow-up statements
380
WGUS74 KLIX 221235
FFSLIX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
735 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
MSC059-221400-
/O.CON.KLIX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170622T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson MS-
735 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
JACKSON COUNTY...
At 733 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to 4 inches of rain has fallen over
portions of Jackson County since 4 AM CDT.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, St. Martin, Escatawpa, Gautier,
Wade, Latimer, Big Point, Helena, Gulf Hills, Hurley, Vancleave, Gulf
Park Estates and Hickory Hills.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher
amounts are still possible across Jackson County through 9 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3033 8840 3033 8843 3031 8845 3032 8860
3034 8864 3033 8868 3035 8887 3038 8888
3039 8888 3039 8886 3041 8886 3041 8888
3074 8886 3072 8842 3040 8840 3038 8840
3038 8841 3037 8840
$$023
WGUS74 KLIX 221238 CCA
FFSLIX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
738 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
MSC059-221400-
/O.CON.KLIX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170622T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson MS-
738 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
JACKSON COUNTY...
At 736 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to 4 inches of rain has fallen over
portions of Jackson County since 4 AM CDT.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ocean Springs, Moss Point, St. Martin, Escatawpa, Gautier, Wade,
Latimer, Big Point, Helena, Gulf Hills, Hurley, Vancleave, Gulf Park
Estates and Hickory Hills.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher
amounts are still possible across Jackson County through 9 AM
CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3033 8840 3033 8843 3031 8845 3032 8860
3034 8864 3033 8868 3035 8887 3038 8888
3039 8888 3039 8886 3041 8886 3041 8888
3074 8886 3072 8842 3040 8840 3038 8840
3038 8841 3037 8840
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 61 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 20 min |
| Jun 22, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Pike | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 7 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2017Every flash flood warning in 2017
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.