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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Jackson, MS

August 19, 2021Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT for Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 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 19, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 10:05 PM CDT
In force
3 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), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 45 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 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 413 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 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
413 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1178 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

793 
WGUS54 KJAN 200028
FFWJAN
MSC123-129-200330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0081.210820T0028Z-210820T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
728 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

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

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have already fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches 
  per hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Forest, Morton, Homewood, Pulaski, Burns, Pineville, Hillsboro, 
  Branch, Polkville and Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3245 8975 3247 8932 3208 8932 3209 8973
      3235 8973

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

$$

NF
1 follow-up statement
744 
WGUS74 KJAN 200305
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1005 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

MSC123-129-200315-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210820T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott MS-Smith MS-
1005 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SCOTT AND NORTHERN SMITH 
COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3245 8975 3247 8932 3208 8932 3209 8973
      3235 8973

$$

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 7:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJones100 min
Aug 19, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin34 min
Aug 20, 3:05 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah and 28 more3 days
Aug 20, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Lamar43 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.