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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Jackson, MS

June 10, 2021Carroll County, Grenada County, Leflore County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 10:16 AM CDT for Carroll County, Grenada County, Leflore County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 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 10, 2021, 10:16 AM CDT (15:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Flash flood emergency
Damage threat
Catastrophic
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Leflore County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 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 10, 10:16 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 E Greenwood, MSWATER CONTINUES TO ENTER MULTIPLE HOMES IN GREENWOOD, INCLUDING THE YALOBUSHA MOBILE HOME PARK. NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED.
Jun 10, 11:10 AM CDTFLASH FLOODGreenwood, MSNUMEROUS ROADS ARE COVERED WITH WATER. SEVERAL CARS HAVE STALLED WITH SOME RESCUES HAVING TO TAKE PLACE.

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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 127 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1521 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
1521 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

443 
WGUS54 KJAN 101516
FFWJAN
MSC015-043-083-101915-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0051.210610T1516Z-210610T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1016 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CARROLL COUNTY EASTERN LEFLORE AND 
WESTERN GRENADA COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Carroll County in north central Mississippi...
  Grenada County in north central Mississippi...
  Central Leflore County in north central Mississippi...

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 1013 AM CDT, emergency management continued to reported 
  significant flash flooding across the warned area. Between 7 and 
  13 inches of rain have fallen. Significant and life threatening 
  Flash flooding is already occurring.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Carroll County Eastern Leflore 
  and Western Grenada Counties. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS 
  SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
           HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
           low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Greenwood, Grenada, Itta Bena, Black Hawk, Leflore, Jefferson, 
  Sidon, North Carrollton, Teoc, Malmaison, Avalon, Holcomb, Money, 
  Coila, Seven Pines, Bew Springs, Sunnyside, Elliott, Quito and 
  Schlater.

Numerous roads are flooded and many washed out. Water rescues are 
underway as homes are flooded in certain areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

&&

LAT...LON 3336 9032 3381 9039 3379 9017 3377 9019
      3376 9029 3374 9032 3370 9030 3369 9028
      3372 9014 3379 9013 3382 8993 3390 8992
      3390 8977 3386 8978 3386 8971 3368 8972
      3368 8979 3342 8978 3325 8987

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds48 min
Jun 9, 7:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Smith3 hr
Jun 9, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington43 min
Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson45 min
Jun 9, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Covington, Simpson29 min
Jun 9, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson63 min
Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake8 days
Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake36 hr
Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Jun 9, 10:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee8 days
Jun 9, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery45 min
Jun 9, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll53 min
Jun 10, 2:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore3 hr
Jun 10, 4:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery7 hr
Jun 10, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston3 hr
Jun 10, 5:28 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore5 hr
Jun 10, 6:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes4 hr
Jun 10, 6:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake38 min
Jun 10, 8:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Madison, Yazoo4 hr
Jun 10, 8:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Winston4 hr
Jun 10, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower3 hr
Jun 10, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey4 hr
Jun 10, 9:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Washington6 hr
Jun 10, 9:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston6 hr
Jun 10, 10:22 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatJANAttala, Holmes4 hr
Jun 10, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala3 days
Jun 10, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin7 days
Jun 10, 10:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar3 hr
Jun 10, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren15 days
Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeflore7 days
Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHumphreys4 days
Jun 10, 11:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLowndes3 days
Jun 10, 12:19 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Leake, Leflore, Madison, Sunflower, Yazoo6 hr
Jun 10, 12:31 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatJANIssaquena, Sharkey3 hr
Jun 10, 2:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore6 hr
Jun 10, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest39 min
Jun 10, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar57 min
Jun 10, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey6 hr
Jun 10, 5:04 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatJANCarroll20 hr
Jun 10, 6:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower2 hr
Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANSharkey38 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.