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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Jackson, MS

June 11, 2021Lowndes County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 86 min. 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 11, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Lowndes County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 576 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
576 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
651 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

472 
WGUS54 KJAN 112234
FFWJAN
MSC087-120000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0056.210611T2234Z-210612T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
534 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Lowndes County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 533 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...
  Caledonia and Steens.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3368 8836 3369 8832 3368 8826 3351 8828
      3351 8833 3360 8835

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DL
1 follow-up statement
467 
WGUS74 KJAN 112358
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
658 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

MSC087-120008-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210612T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lowndes MS-
658 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3368 8836 3369 8832 3368 8826 3351 8828
      3351 8833 3360 8835

$$

DL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:11 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore and 1 more12 hr
Jun 11, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson21 days
Jun 11, 11:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLawrence21 days
Jun 11, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes46 min
Jun 11, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes23 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.