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Flash Flood Warning 108, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2019, 8:16 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2019, 8:16 AM CDT (13:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2019, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jasper County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1039 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 26, 6:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 6:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 344 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036- 040>043-047>049-053-054-059-060-270845- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar- Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Washington-Humphreys- Holmes-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Warren-Hinds-Rankin- Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams- 344 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northwest Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and emergency management personnel in support of severe weather operations is not expected through next Sunday. MSZ029>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-055>058-061>066-072>074-270845- Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston-Noxubee- Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Simpson-Smith-Jasper- Clarke-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington- Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 344 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Early this morning through this afternoon Early this morning through this afternoon, localized flash flooding is possible, particularly in low lying and urban areas. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches will be possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and emergency management personnel in support of severe weather operations is not expected through next Sunday. 23 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. Significant...Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Elevated...Areas of flash flooding likely. Limited...Localized flash flooding is possible. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... https://www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Tropical page... https://www.weather.gov/srh/tropical?office=jan National Hurricane Center Home Page... https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Find NWS JAN on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... Current Watches and Warnings... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain Observed Precipitation Images... https://www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps River Forecast Center... https://www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ Significant River Flood Outlook... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 4:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 8:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 3 days |
| Aug 26, 9:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 42 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019
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.