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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Jackson, MS

June 19, 2021Forrest County, Lamar County, Mississippi

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 W Carnes, MSWATER OVER ROADWAY ALONG JOHN MORRIS RD.
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 W Carnes, MSWASH OUT ALONG JOE LEE ROAD.
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrooklyn, MSCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM BROOKLYN. SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN BROOKLYN INCLUDING MAIN STREET AND 4TH STREET.
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrooklyn, MSSEVERAL 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WGUS54 KJAN 190829
FFWJAN
MSC035-073-191130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0059.210619T0829Z-210619T1130Z/
/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 

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANForrest28 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.