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Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2021, 4:20 PM CDT for Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. 21 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
- Jul 16, 2021, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Hawkins Field, MS | SEVERAL FEET OF WATER WAS OVER SPRINGFIELD CIRCLE. |
| Jul 16, 4:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | MDOT TRAFFIC CAMERA SHOWS WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE WESTBOUND LANES OF LAKELAND DRIVE AT RIDGEWOOD RD. |
| Jul 16, 4:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Jackson, MS | FLOODING WAS ONGOING IN BELHAVEN OFF OF FORTIFICATION STREET AT NEW STAGE THEATER. |
| Jul 16, 4:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Tougaloo, MS | HOME WITH FLOODING IN NORTH EAST JACKSON, ON NORTH LAKE CIRCLE WAS REPORTED. AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ABOUT 4 INCHES WAS GIVEN. |
| Jul 16, 4:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | WATER WAS FLOWING OVER MEADOWBROOK ROAD IN EASTOVER. |
| Jul 16, 4:46 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Ridgeland, MS | WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF RICE RD AND OLD CANTON RD. |
| Jul 16, 4:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | NUMEROUS PICTURES AND VIDEO OF WATER FLOW ACROSS SEVERAL SECTIONS OF STATE ST. |
| Jul 16, 4:51 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Lake Hico, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF WATER ACROSS BOLING ST AT MEDGAR EVERS. |
| Jul 16, 4:51 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Hawkins Field, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF FLASH FLOODING ON JAMES GARFIELD ST IN THE PRESIDENTIAL HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Jul 16, 5:03 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Jackson, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO OF 12-18 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING DOWN BLAIR ST NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH FORTIFICATION ST. |
| Jul 16, 5:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Jackson, MS | VIDEO OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS HIGH STREET NEAR THE TRADEMART. |
| Jul 16, 5:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | VIDEO OF SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER ENTERING UNITS AT THE ADVANTAGES APARTMENTS. |
| Jul 16, 5:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Jackson, MS | VIDEO OF AT LEAST 1FT OF WATER ACROSS FORTIFICATION ST AT FARISH ST. |
| Jul 16, 5:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF FLOODING ACROSS THE UMMC CAMPUS. SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND WATER INTO CARS AND BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STUDENT UNION AND CREDIT UNION. |
| Jul 16, 5:10 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.56 | 1 Sw Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | STORM TOTAL SO FAR IN BELHAVEN. |
| Jul 16, 5:12 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Tougaloo, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A CAR STALLED IN FLOOD WATERS ON CULLEY ST NEAR THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. |
| Jul 16, 5:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Pearl, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF WATER INTO A AUTO REPAIR GARAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 80 AND HWY 49. |
| Jul 16, 5:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pearl, MS | WATER WAS ACROSS LOUISA DR. |
| Jul 16, 5:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Jackson, MS | PICTURE OF 6-12 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT NEW STAGE THEATER. |
| Jul 16, 5:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | VIDEO OF A CAR STALLED OUT IN 1-2FT OF FLOOD WATERS ON RIVERSIDE DR AND PEACHTREE ST. |
| Jul 16, 5:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Le Fleurs Bluff, MS | PICTURE OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS MITCHELL AVE NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS. |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 1465 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
337
WGUS54 KJAN 162120
FFWJAN
MSC049-089-121-162330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0065.210716T2120Z-210716T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
420 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Hinds County in central Mississippi...
South Central Madison County in central Mississippi...
West Central Rankin County in central Mississippi...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30
minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Jackson, Pearl, Ridgeland, Flowood and Richland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3217 9024 3226 9031 3241 9030 3247 9019
3242 9004 3230 9005 3219 9012
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES
$$
TW1 follow-up statement
343
WGUS74 KJAN 162145
FFSJAN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
445 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021
MSC049-089-121-162330-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210716T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hinds MS-Madison MS-Rankin MS-
445 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL HINDS, SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON AND WEST
CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTIES...
At 445 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes.
Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Public reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Jackson, Pearl, Ridgeland, Flowood and Richland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3217 9024 3226 9031 3241 9030 3247 9019
3242 9004 3230 9005 3219 9012
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES
$$
TWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 53 min |
| Jul 16, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 14 min |
| Jul 16, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 28 min |
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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.