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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS

January 14, 20204 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jan 14, 2020, 12:25 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
Jan 14, 2020, 12:25 PM CST (18:25 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 2020, 3:30 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Copiah County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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
Jan 14, 1:30 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD1 N Byram, MSFLOODED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN FLOWOOD RIGHT OFF PINE BARK COVE.
Jan 14, 2:40 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Richland, MSA FEW ROADS WERE CLOSED IN RICHLAND 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 25 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 2020-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 306 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 2020-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
306 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

049 
WGUS54 KJAN 141825
FFWJAN
MSC029-049-121-127-142130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0021.200114T1825Z-200114T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1225 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2020

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Rankin County in central Mississippi...
  Northern Simpson County in central Mississippi...
  Southern Hinds County in central Mississippi...
  Northern Copiah County in central Mississippi...

* Until 330 PM CST.

* At 1224 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. One to two inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jackson, Byram, Richland, Crystal Springs, Mendenhall, Star,
  Florence, Raymond, Terry, Utica, Piney Woods, Dentville, Dry Grove,
  Martinville, Cato, Hopewell, Whites, Johns, Harrisville and
  Monterey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3221 9073 3221 9043 3224 9043 3224 8996
      3222 8996 3222 8973 3194 8973 3193 9072

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 7:01 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANJones6 hr
Jan 14, 1:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar66 min
Jan 14, 1:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson65 min
Jan 14, 1:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena, Sharkey62 min
Jan 14, 2:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys57 min
Jan 14, 3:00 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 25 more21 hr
Jan 14, 3:44 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey4 hr
Jan 14, 3:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes62 min
Jan 14, 4:20 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANWashington3 hr
Jan 14, 4:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo3 hr
Jan 14, 5:33 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo42 min
Jan 14, 5:45 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Yazoo3 hr
Jan 14, 6:33 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba42 min
Jan 14, 6:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren40 min
Jan 14, 7:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison47 min
Jan 14, 7:51 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey6 hr
Jan 14, 9:39 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJANHinds, Madison, Rankin3 hr
Jan 14, 10:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANJones5 days
Jan 14, 10:41 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren3 hr
Jan 14, 11:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSunflower71 hr
Jan 14, 11:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSharkey3 days
Jan 14, 11:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Scott3 hr
Jan 14, 11:51 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatJANClay, Oktibbeha9 hr
Jan 14, 12:45 PM CSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatJANHinds, Madison, Rankin90 min
Jan 14, 1:01 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Jan 14, 2:07 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake6 days
Jan 14, 2:07 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Rankin7 days
Jan 14, 2:12 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANAttala, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Leake, Madison and 6 more9 hr
Jan 14, 2:16 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds119 min
Jan 14, 4:11 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams3 hr
Jan 14, 4:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson3 hr
Jan 14, 4:37 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke4 days

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.