Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 8:38 AM CDT for Leflore County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 10, 2021, 8:38 AM CDT (13:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Leflore County, MS, Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 11:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Ruleville, MS | HWY 49 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1046 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
718
WGUS54 KJAN 101338
FFWJAN
MSC083-133-101700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0048.210610T1338Z-210610T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
838 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Leflore County in north central Mississippi...
Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 837 AM 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...
Indianola, Ruleville, Moorhead, Itta Bena, Drew, Parchman,
Sunflower, Inverness, Blaine, Holly Ridge, Swiftown, Rome, Morgan
City and Doddsville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3327 9056 3327 9076 3361 9076 3361 9066
3397 9066 3397 9045 3381 9045 3381 9040
3336 9032 3328 9036 3328 9038 3324 9038
3324 9042 3327 9045 3333 9046 3333 9056
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CME1 follow-up statement
918
WGUS74 KJAN 101439
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
939 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
MSC083-133-101700-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210610T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Leflore MS-Sunflower MS-
939 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR
WESTERN LEFLORE AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...
At 938 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. This is on top of what has fallen since Tuesday. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Indianola, Ruleville, Moorhead, Itta Bena, Drew, Parchman,
Sunflower, Inverness, Blaine, Holly Ridge, Swiftown, Rome, Morgan
City and Doddsville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3327 9056 3327 9076 3361 9076 3361 9066
3397 9066 3397 9045 3381 9045 3381 9040
3336 9032 3328 9036 3328 9038 3324 9038
3324 9042 3327 9045 3333 9046 3333 9056
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 7:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Covington, Simpson | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson | 63 min |
| Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 8 days |
| Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 36 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Jun 9, 10:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 8 days |
| Jun 9, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 2:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Madison, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 3 days |
| Jun 10, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 7 days |
| Jun 10, 10:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 15 days |
| Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 7 days |
| Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 4 days |
| Jun 10, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 days |
| Jun 10, 12:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leake, Leflore, Madison, Sunflower, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll | 20 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 38 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.