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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Jackson, MS

June 6, 2021Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2021, 8:08 AM CDT for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
Jun 6, 2021, 8:08 AM CDT (13:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:11 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
Jun 6, 11:50 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ene Monticello, MSSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF MULTIPLE STREETS FLOODED IN MONTICELLO.
Jun 6, 11:55 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ene Monticello, MSCORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 ENE MONTICELLO. MEASURED 6.25 INCHES AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EMA. THIS RAINFALL RESULTED IN TWENTY-SIX WATER COVERED ROADWAYS SCATTERED ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY AND FOUR SINKHOLES DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CITY OF MONTIC
Jun 6, 11:55 AM CDTFLASH FLOODNew Hebron, MSCORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM NEW HEBRON. WATER GOT INTO ONE BAPTIST CHURCH AND ONE HOME.

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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2021-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 562 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 2021-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 226 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
562 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

269 
WGUS54 KJAN 061308
FFWJAN
MSC065-077-061600-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0023.210606T1308Z-210606T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
808 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi...
  Lawrence County in south central Mississippi...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 807 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  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 flash flooding include...
  Monticello, Wanilla, Oma, Sontag, Robinwood, New Hebron and Silver 
  Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3149 9006 3144 9024 3172 9025 3176 9013
      3177 8985 3163 8994

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

TW
2 follow-up statements
062 
WGUS74 KJAN 061426
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
926 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

MSC065-077-061600-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210606T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jefferson Davis MS-Lawrence MS-
926 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

At 926 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Monticello, Wanilla, Oma, Sontag, Robinwood, New Hebron and Silver 
  Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3149 9006 3144 9024 3172 9025 3176 9013
      3177 8985 3163 8994

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

TW
875 
WGUS54 KJAN 061525
FFWJAN
MSC065-077-061700-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210606T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1025 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi...
  Lawrence County in south central Mississippi...

* Until noon CDT.

* At 1025 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Monticello, Wanilla, Oma, Sontag, Robinwood, New Hebron and Silver 
  Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3149 9006 3144 9024 3172 9025 3176 9013
      3177 8985 3163 8994

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

$$

TW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 3:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANClarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 6 more15 hr
Jun 6, 9:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANSimpson3 hr
Jun 6, 9:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANSmith3 hr
Jun 6, 11:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence3 hr
Jun 6, 12:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith4 hr
Jun 6, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJones3 hr

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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.