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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS

February 21, 2018Hinds County, Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Feb 21, 2018, 5:10 PM CST for Hinds County, Rankin 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
Feb 21, 2018, 5:10 PM CST (23:10 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2018, 8:15 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hinds County, MS, Rankin County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 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 2018-02-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 363 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 2018-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
363 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

457 
WGUS54 KJAN 212310
FFWJAN
MSC049-121-220215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0004.180221T2310Z-180222T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
510 PM CST WED FEB 21 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Rankin County in central Mississippi...
  Eastern Hinds County in central Mississippi...

* Until 815 PM CST

* At 509 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jackson, Clinton, Pearl, Byram, Flowood, Richland, Florence,
  Raymond, Terry, Dry Grove and Whites.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 9062 3237 9038 3246 9028 3245 9024
      3240 9024 3240 9010 3205 9010

$$

TW
1 follow-up statement
190 
WGUS74 KJAN 220024
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
624 PM CST WED FEB 21 2018

MSC049-121-220034-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180222T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rankin MS-Hinds MS-
624 PM CST WED FEB 21 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND EASTERN HINDS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3205 9062 3237 9038 3246 9028 3245 9024
      3240 9024 3240 9010 3205 9010

$$

BYB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 1:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANBolivar, Washington31 days
Feb 21, 1:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Washington32 days
Feb 21, 1:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson, Warren35 days
Feb 21, 1:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAdams, Wilkinson79 days
Feb 21, 2:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin, Jefferson23 min
Feb 21, 2:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln52 min
Feb 21, 2:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren36 min
Feb 21, 3:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah50 min
Feb 21, 3:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo43 min
Feb 21, 3:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds27 min
Feb 21, 4:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo33 min
Feb 21, 4:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds35 min
Feb 21, 4:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah33 min
Feb 21, 4:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison28 min
Feb 21, 4:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes28 min
Feb 21, 4:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds36 min
Feb 21, 5:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala47 min
Feb 21, 5:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence27 min
Feb 21, 5:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin28 min
Feb 21, 5:36 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANMadison3 hr
Feb 21, 5:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson51 min
Feb 21, 5:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Rankin, Simpson25 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.