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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Jackson, MS

August 15, 2021Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2021, 6:24 PM CDT for Scott County, Smith 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
Aug 15, 2021, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 834 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
834 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
733 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

215 
WGUS54 KJAN 152324
FFWJAN
MSC123-129-160130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0076.210815T2324Z-210816T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
624 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Scott County in central Mississippi...
  Northern Smith County in central Mississippi...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 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...
  Homewood and Pulaski.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3226 8968 3231 8932 3228 8932 3227 8932
      3226 8932 3225 8932 3222 8932 3215 8932
      3214 8968

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GRG
1 follow-up statement
774 
WGUS74 KJAN 160007
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
707 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

MSC123-129-160130-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210816T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott MS-Smith MS-
707 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...

At 707 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 4.5 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...
  Homewood and Pulaski.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3226 8968 3231 8932 3228 8932 3227 8932
      3226 8932 3225 8932 3222 8932 3215 8932
      3214 8968

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar48 min
Aug 14, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay47 min
Aug 14, 7:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLamar2 hr
Aug 14, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay49 min
Aug 14, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster33 min
Aug 14, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha47 min
Aug 14, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke43 min
Aug 14, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster43 min
Aug 14, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis34 min
Aug 14, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke41 min
Aug 15, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest24 min
Aug 15, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes32 min
Aug 15, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.