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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Jackson, MS

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

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2021, 11:03 AM CDT for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, 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
Jun 6, 2021, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
3 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), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 12:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Se Arm, MSMULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Jun 6, 1:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Se Society Hall, MSRAYNES RD COMPLETELY COVERED IN WATER WITH A PORTION WASHED OUT.

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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.

231 
WGUS54 KJAN 061603
FFWJAN
MSC065-077-061815-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0026.210606T1603Z-210606T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1103 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

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

* Until 115 PM CDT.

* At 1103 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...
  Prentiss, Progress, Arm, Oak Vale, Society Hill, Tilton, Carson, 
  Robinwood, Clem, Topeka and Jayess.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9024 3149 9006 3163 8994 3177 8985
      3177 8976 3160 8975 3143 8980 3143 8982
      3139 8982 3139 9004 3134 9004 3133 9005
      3133 9008 3135 9011 3135 9024

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

$$

TW
1 follow-up statement
871 
WGUS54 KJAN 061804
FFWJAN
MSC065-077-061915-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210606T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the

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

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 104 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen across parts of the area. 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...
  Prentiss, Progress, Arm, Oak Vale, Society Hill, Tilton, Carson, 
  Robinwood, Clem, Topeka and Jayess.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9024 3149 9006 3163 8994 3177 8985
      3177 8976 3160 8975 3143 8980 3143 8982
      3139 8982 3139 9004 3134 9004 3133 9005
      3133 9008 3135 9011 3135 9024

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

$$

NF

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, 8:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence4 hr
Jun 6, 9:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANSimpson3 hr
Jun 6, 9:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANSmith3 hr
Jun 6, 12:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith4 hr
Jun 6, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJones3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.