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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Jackson, MS

July 26, 2021Leake County, Scott County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2021, 11:20 PM CDT for Leake County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2021, 11:20 PM CDT (04:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Leake County, MS, Scott County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:23 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1650 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
1650 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

080 
WGUS54 KJAN 270420
FFWJAN
MSC079-123-270630-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0070.210727T0420Z-210727T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1120 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Leake County in central Mississippi...
  Northeastern Scott County in central Mississippi...

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 1120 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. 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...
  Tuscola, Walnut Grove and Lena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3262 8959 3262 8951 3264 8934 3261 8932
      3256 8935 3250 8946 3251 8966 3256 8965

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha66 min
Jul 26, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest65 min
Jul 27, 2:54 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 33 more4 days
Jul 27, 2:54 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more5 days
Jul 27, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren25 min
Jul 27, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren41 min
Jul 27, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren31 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.