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Flash Flood Warning 100, NWS Jackson, MS

September 19, 2021Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 19, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi. It was in force for 2 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
Sep 19, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2021, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:14 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-09-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 396 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-09-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
396 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

250 
WGUS54 KJAN 191315
FFWJAN
MSC011-133-151-191515-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0100.210919T1315Z-210919T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
815 AM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Washington County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 815 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville, Shaw, Drew, Sunflower, Renova, 
  Boyle, Blaine, Holly Ridge and Doddsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3366 9085 3390 9063 3391 9045 3347 9046
      3343 9076 3347 9089

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

EC
1 follow-up statement
807 
WGUS74 KJAN 191409
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
909 AM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021

MSC011-133-151-191515-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210919T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bolivar MS-Sunflower MS-Washington MS-
909 AM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOLIVAR, SUNFLOWER AND NORTHEASTERN 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 909 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash 
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville, Shaw, Drew, Sunflower, Renova, 
  Boyle, Blaine, Holly Ridge and Doddsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3366 9085 3390 9063 3391 9045 3347 9046
      3343 9076 3347 9089

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

EC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.