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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Jackson, MS

August 2, 2021Forrest County, Lamar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2021, 4:13 PM CDT for Forrest County, Lamar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report 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
Aug 2, 2021, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
2 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
Aug 2, 5:01 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPurvis, MSSOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS OLD RICHBURG ROAD.

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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2142 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
2142 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
743 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

321 
WGUS54 KJAN 022113
FFWJAN
MSC035-073-022315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0073.210802T2113Z-210802T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
413 PM CDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Lamar County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 4 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  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...
  Purvis, Rock Hill and Brooklyn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3113 8951 3117 8938 3105 8915 3104 8915
      3100 8935 3101 8935 3101 8936 3101 8940
      3101 8941 3102 8950

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JNE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay, Lowndes24 min
Aug 1, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke47 min
Aug 1, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton52 min
Aug 1, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke27 min
Aug 1, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale, Newton48 min
Aug 1, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke25 min
Aug 1, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes50 min
Aug 1, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren27 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.