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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS

April 6, 2018Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 6, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT for Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
Apr 6, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 6, 8:45 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD8 Ene Carthage, MSWATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS PEARL HILL ROAD.

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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2018-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

140 
WGUS54 KJAN 062335
FFWJAN
MSC079-089-070400-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0021.180406T2335Z-180407T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
635 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Leake County in central Mississippi...
  Northern Madison County in central Mississippi...

* Until 1100 PM CDT

* At 631 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two to four inches of 
  rain have already fallen, especially across northern Madison 
  County and into Leake County. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  over the next couple hours as more heavy rainfall move in.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Carthage, Edinburg, Camden, Madden, Singleton, Thomastown, Renfroe,
  Sharon, Cameron, Way, Redwater and Standing Pine.

Additional rainfall amounts of two to four 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 3267 8932 3264 9031 3267 9023 3267 9020
      3268 9018 3270 9010 3275 9004 3282 9002
      3284 8999 3288 8997 3288 8973 3293 8973
      3293 8932

$$

DC
1 follow-up statement
532 
WGUS74 KJAN 070137
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
837 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018

MSC079-089-070400-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180407T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Leake MS-Madison MS-
837 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
LEAKE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...

At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy 
rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain have 
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Carthage, Edinburg, Camden, Madden, Singleton, Thomastown, Renfroe,
Sharon, Cameron, Way, Redwater and Standing Pine.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3267 8932 3264 9031 3267 9023 3267 9020
      3268 9018 3270 9010 3275 9004 3282 9002
      3284 8999 3288 8997 3288 8973 3293 8973
      3293 8932

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 8:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Grenada and 17 more28 hr
Apr 5, 8:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClay5 days
Apr 6, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren12 days
Apr 6, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington23 min
Apr 6, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington32 min
Apr 6, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys26 min
Apr 6, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes52 min
Apr 6, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams43 min
Apr 6, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes42 min
Apr 6, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo38 min
Apr 6, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo44 min
Apr 6, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin42 min
Apr 6, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena36 min
Apr 6, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin66 min
Apr 6, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison27 min
Apr 6, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison65 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah34 min
Apr 6, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah47 min
Apr 6, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba39 min
Apr 6, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott47 min
Apr 6, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln61 min
Apr 6, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds66 min
Apr 6, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Yazoo4 hr
Apr 6, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba47 min
Apr 6, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton28 min
Apr 6, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson23 min
Apr 6, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren26 min
Apr 6, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson61 min
Apr 6, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena53 min
Apr 6, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper15 min
Apr 6, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott25 min
Apr 6, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott44 min
Apr 6, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale47 min
Apr 6, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson, Smith55 min
Apr 6, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo63 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.