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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Jackson, MS

July 27, 2021Lauderdale County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2021, 8:58 PM CDT for Lauderdale 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 27, 2021, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Lauderdale County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 144 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 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
144 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1293 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

615 
WGUS54 KJAN 280158
FFWJAN
MSC075-280445-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0072.210728T0158Z-210728T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
858 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 858 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain in the Meridian area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have already fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches 
  per hour. 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...
  Meridian, Marion, Zero, Savoy, Nellieburg, Increase, Suqualena, 
  Meehan and Alamucha.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3245 8892 3246 8867 3239 8841 3223 8843
      3222 8891

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

NF
1 follow-up statement
863 
WGUS74 KJAN 280400
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1100 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

MSC075-280410-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210728T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lauderdale MS-
1100 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3245 8892 3246 8867 3239 8841 3223 8843
      3222 8891

$$

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison24 min
Jul 27, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo26 min
Jul 27, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds31 min
Jul 27, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper44 min
Jul 28, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison25 min
Jul 28, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison28 min
Jul 28, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith31 min
Jul 28, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin27 min
Jul 28, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin26 min
Jul 28, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson28 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.