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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

April 14, 2018Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 14, 2018, 1:54 PM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 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
Apr 14, 2018, 1:54 PM CDT (18:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2018-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1210 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 2018-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 264 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
1210 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
338 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
8.4

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The text

As transmitted.

456 
WGUS54 KMOB 141854
FFWMOB
MSC041-111-153-150100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0003.180414T1854Z-180415T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
154 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 800 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  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...
  Waynesboro, Clara, Beaumont and New Augusta. 

LAT...LON 3173 8847 3118 8865 3104 8914 3165 8874

$$
2 follow-up statements
274 
WGUS74 KMOB 142215
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
515 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

MSC041-111-153-150100-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180415T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
515 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...

At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicates that mostly showers and some 
embedded thunderstorms continue to move across the warned area, and 
additional heavy rain is possible.  Radar rainfall estimates show 
that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain has fallen over the area.  Flash 
flooding remains likely as additional thunderstorms move across the 
area through early this evening.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Waynesboro, Clara, Beaumont and New Augusta. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8847 3118 8865 3104 8914 3165 8874

$$
489 
WGUS74 KMOB 150046
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
746 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

MSC041-111-153-150100-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180415T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
746 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...

At 743 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain has ended 
although light to moderate rain will continue over the area for a 
couple more hours. The Flash Flood Warning will soon be replaced 
with an Areal Flood Warning due to the potential for ponding of 
water in low lying areas and also possibly over roadways in the 
area. Please heed any road closures.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Waynesboro, Clara, Beaumont and New Augusta. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8847 3118 8865 3104 8914 3165 8874

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Jackson14 hr
Apr 14, 3:19 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne18 hr
Apr 14, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne62 min
Apr 14, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Stone55 min
Apr 14, 11:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne3 hr
Apr 14, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Wayne61 min
Apr 14, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry50 min
Apr 14, 1:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGreene, Perry, Stone3 hr
Apr 14, 1:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBPerry, Stone6 hr
Apr 14, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGreene, Wayne6 hr
Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge58 min
Apr 14, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone6 hr
Apr 14, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone55 min
Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Greene57 min
Apr 14, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge20 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.