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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Jackson, MS

June 8, 2021Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar County, Washington County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 4:39 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar 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
Jun 8, 2021, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1221 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 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
1221 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
726 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WGUS54 KJAN 082139
FFWJAN
ARC017-MSC011-151-090045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0033.210608T2139Z-210609T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
439 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Chicot County in southeastern Arkansas...
  Southern Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Washington County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
  Greenville, Cleveland, Dermott, Shaw, Scott, Boyle, Benoit, Lamont 
  and Winterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 9146 3356 9145 3356 9135 3352 9135
      3352 9125 3356 9124 3360 9113 3369 9122
      3371 9116 3365 9109 3368 9103 3369 9103
      3371 9105 3371 9113 3375 9114 3371 9066
      3361 9066 3361 9076 3349 9076

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

$$

GRG
1 follow-up statement
907 
WGUS74 KJAN 090007
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
707 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

ARC017-MSC011-151-090017-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210609T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chicot AR-Bolivar MS-Washington MS-
707 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN CHICOT, SOUTHERN 
BOLIVAR AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended and flood waters are receding. Flooding is 
no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for portions 
of southeast Arkansas and Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3339 9146 3356 9145 3356 9135 3352 9135
      3352 9125 3356 9124 3360 9113 3369 9122
      3371 9116 3365 9109 3368 9103 3369 9103
      3371 9105 3371 9113 3375 9114 3371 9066
      3361 9066 3361 9076 3349 9076

$$

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 4:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAshley, Chicot17 hr
Jun 7, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Leflore, Sunflower38 min
Jun 8, 7:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower5 hr
Jun 8, 8:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba7 days
Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo14 days
Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes10 days
Jun 8, 9:41 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatJANBolivar, Sunflower2 hr
Jun 8, 11:53 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatJANBolivar, Sunflower3 hr
Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatJANBolivar, Sunflower3 hr
Jun 8, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar39 min
Jun 8, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar63 min
Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison33 min
Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore15 days
Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANSunflower18 days
Jun 8, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower49 min
Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes32 min
Jun 8, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo52 min
Jun 8, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper, Noxubee49 min
Jun 8, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo36 min
Jun 8, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo40 min
Jun 8, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes31 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.