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Flash Flood Warning 108, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Oct 5, 2021, 8:14 PM CDT for Lowndes County, Noxubee 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
- Oct 5, 2021, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lowndes County, MS, Noxubee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 734 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
063
WGUS54 KJAN 060114
FFWJAN
MSC087-103-060315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0108.211006T0114Z-211006T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
814 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Noxubee County in east central Mississippi...
Lowndes County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 814 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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...
Columbus, Columbus AFB, Caledonia, Bigbee Valley, Bent Oak,
Prairie Point, Steens, Kolola Springs, Paulette, Cooksville,
Shuqualak and Artesia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8867 3352 8855 3355 8852 3352 8847
3354 8849 3356 8850 3367 8842 3368 8840
3369 8840 3369 8837 3370 8834 3375 8832
3374 8825 3293 8835 3293 8859 3311 8852
3321 8844 3338 8851 3342 8867
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
EC1 follow-up statement
709
WGUS74 KJAN 060211
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
911 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
MSC087-103-060315-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0108.000000T0000Z-211006T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lowndes MS-Noxubee MS-
911 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EASTERN NOXUBEE AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...
At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen, with the heaviest totals across southwest Lowndes County and
also northwest and southeast Noxubee County. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area, especially
in southeast Noxubee County. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Columbus, Columbus AFB, Caledonia, Bigbee Valley, Bent Oak,
Prairie Point, Steens, Kolola Springs, Paulette, Cooksville,
Shuqualak and Artesia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8867 3352 8855 3355 8852 3352 8847
3354 8849 3356 8850 3367 8842 3368 8840
3369 8840 3369 8837 3370 8834 3375 8832
3374 8825 3293 8835 3293 8859 3311 8852
3321 8844 3338 8851 3342 8867
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 24 min |
| Oct 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 46 min |
| Oct 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 103 min |
| Oct 5, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 41 min |
| Oct 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 67 min |
| Oct 5, 10:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence and 1 more | 3 hr |
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.