Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2017, 9:56 AM CDT for Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr. 7 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, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Stone County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 11:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Wiggins, MS | CG EVANS RD WASHED OUT DUE TO STREET FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. |
| Jul 24, 11:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Wiggins, MS | BRIDGE BARRICADED OFF NEAR CHANEY CREEK ON NEW HOPE RD. |
| Jul 24, 11:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 W Wiggins, MS | VEHICLE STALLED IN HIGH WATER ON NEW HOPE ROAD NEAR CHANEY CREEK. |
| Jul 24, 11:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Wnw Wiggins, MS | BRIDGE BARRICADED OFF NEAR MARTIN CREEK ON NEW HOPE RD. |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Wiggins, MS | FLOODING AT THE PERK BEACH RV PARK SOUTH OF WIGGINS, MS |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Wiggins, MS | MARSHALL TAYLOR RD NEAR BIG 4 RD CLOSED NEAR BRIDGE CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Wiggins, MS | KIRBY CREEK ROAD CLOSED AT KIRBY CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
720
WGUS54 KMOB 241456
FFWMOB
MSC131-242045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0062.170724T1456Z-170724T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
956 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 345 PM CDT
* At 953 AM CDT, Doppler radar continued to indicate showers and
thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall across much of Stone
county. An estimated 4 to 7 inches of rain, with isolated higher
amounts around Wiggins has fallen this morning. Additional showers
and storms training over Stone county will continue to enhance the
potential for flash flooding.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wiggins, Perkinston and McHenry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8934 3091 8896 3068 8897 3068 8924
3065 8924 3065 8934
$$1 follow-up statement
269
WGUS74 KMOB 241704
FFSMOB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1204 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
MSC131-242045-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-170724T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stone MS-
1204 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
STONE COUNTY...
At 1145 AM CDT, Stone county emergency management reported that C.G.
Evans Road northwest of Wiggins had washed out due to flash
flooding. Bridges were also barricaded off at Martin Creek and
Chaney Creek on New Hope Road.
At 1200 PM CDT, Doppler radar continued to detect additional showers
and thunderstorms moving into Stone county. Radar estimates that
widespread 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated amounts over 10
inches has fallen in northwestern portions of Stone county since
earlier this morning. Additional showers and storms moving over the
warned area will continue to enhance ongoing flash flooding.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wiggins, Perkinston and McHenry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8934 3091 8896 3068 8897 3068 8924
3065 8924 3065 8934
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 6:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Stone | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Stone | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Stone | 6 hr |
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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.