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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 3:29 AM CDT for Forrest County, Lamar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 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 19, 2021, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Carnes, MS | WATER OVER ROADWAY ALONG JOHN MORRIS RD. |
| Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Carnes, MS | WASH OUT ALONG JOE LEE ROAD. |
| Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brooklyn, MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM BROOKLYN. SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN BROOKLYN INCLUDING MAIN STREET AND 4TH STREET. |
| Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brooklyn, MS | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN BROOKLYNN INCLUDING MAIN STREET AND 4TH STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
266
WGUS54 KJAN 190829
FFWJAN
MSC035-073-191130-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
329 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
Lamar County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 328 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Hattiesburg, Purvis, Lumberton, Pine Ridge, Rock Hill, Oak Grove,
Baxterville, Mclaurin, Brooklyn and Maxie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 8965 3134 8948 3115 8915 3091 8914
3091 8934 3101 8935 3101 8942 3098 8943
3098 8948 3100 8948 3100 8950 3101 8950
3101 8955 3100 8955 3100 8965
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 28 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.