Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 7:28 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr. 4 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 8, 2021, 7:28 AM CDT (12:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 9:20 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.2 | 2 Sw Shelby, MS | 7.20 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED AT SHELBY. NEARLY ALL OF THIS HAS FALLEN SINCE 5AM. STILL RAINING HEAVILY. |
| Jun 8, 10:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Parchman, MS | MANY ROADS FLOODED ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE COUNTY. |
| Jun 8, 10:26 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.1 | 2 Sw Shelby, MS | 9.10 MEASURED, NEARLY ALL SINCE 5AM. STILL RAINING HEAVILY IN THE SHELBY AREA. |
| Jun 8, 11:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rome, MS | A FEW HOMES FLOODED AND TAKING IN WATER IN ROME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
402
WGUS54 KJAN 081228
FFWJAN
MSC011-133-081500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0029.210608T1228Z-210608T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
728 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northeastern Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 727 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
Cleveland, Shelby, Drew, Parchman, Scott, Mound Bayou, Renova,
Boyle, Benoit, Gunnison, Deeson, Rome, Lamont, Merigold, Duncan,
Beulah, Pace, Alligator and Winstonville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 9108 3354 9123 3360 9113 3369 9122
3368 9103 3378 9114 3378 9099 3393 9101
3397 9109 3396 9097 3402 9099 3409 9087
3409 9088 3410 9088 3411 9096 3411 9066
3399 9066 3399 9045 3381 9045
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
222 follow-up statements
739
WGUS54 KJAN 081403
FFWJAN
MSC011-133-081700-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210608T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
903 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northeastern Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 902 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cleveland, Shelby, Drew, Parchman, Scott, Mound Bayou, Renova,
Boyle, Benoit, Gunnison, Deeson, Rome, Lamont, Merigold, Duncan,
Beulah, Pace, Alligator and Winstonville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 9108 3354 9123 3360 9113 3369 9122
3368 9103 3378 9114 3378 9099 3393 9101
3397 9109 3396 9097 3402 9099 3409 9087
3409 9088 3410 9088 3411 9096 3411 9066
3399 9066 3399 9045 3381 9045
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
DC010
WGUS74 KJAN 081553
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1053 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC011-133-081700-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210608T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bolivar MS-Sunflower MS-
1053 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR
BOLIVAR AND NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...
At 1049 AM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding from
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Rosedale to Shelby. Between 6
and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cleveland, Shelby, Drew, Parchman, Scott, Mound Bayou, Renova,
Boyle, Benoit, Gunnison, Deeson, Rome, Lamont, Merigold, Duncan,
Beulah, Pace, Alligator and Winstonville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 9108 3354 9123 3360 9113 3369 9122
3368 9103 3378 9114 3378 9099 3393 9101
3397 9109 3396 9097 3402 9099 3409 9087
3409 9088 3410 9088 3411 9096 3411 9066
3399 9066 3399 9045 3381 9045
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 14 days |
| Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 10 days |
| Jun 8, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 15 days |
| Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 18 days |
| Jun 8, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.