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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Jackson, MS

August 30, 2021Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2021, 5:35 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Lincoln 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 30, 2021, 5:35 AM CDT (10:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lawrence County, MS, Lincoln County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 91 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 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 226 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
91 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
697 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WGUS54 KJAN 301035
FFWJAN
MSC077-085-301400-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0084.210830T1035Z-210830T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
535 AM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lawrence County in south central Mississippi...
  Lincoln County in south central Mississippi...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 535 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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...
  Brookhaven, Monticello, Enterprise, East Lincoln, Sontag, Ruth, 
  Topeka, Bogue Chitto, Wanilla, Jayess, Robinwood, Oma, Loyd Star, 
  West Lincoln, Vaughn, Arm, Tilton, Center Point, Oak Vale and 
  Caseyville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3161 9074 3170 9073 3170 9041 3169 9041
      3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9028 3175 9014
      3176 8997 3152 8998 3152 8996 3139 8996
      3139 9004 3134 9004 3133 9005 3134 9009
      3135 9011 3135 9062 3137 9063 3161 9063

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 3:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion6 hr
Aug 30, 6:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis4 hr
Aug 30, 6:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson4 hr
Aug 30, 7:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJones4 hr
Aug 30, 8:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Smith4 hr
Aug 30, 8:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Smith4 hr
Aug 30, 8:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Hinds, Jasper, Jones, Rankin, Scott and 2 more4 hr
Aug 30, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison22 min
Aug 30, 3:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLauderdale118 min
Aug 30, 4:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Noxubee2 hr
Aug 30, 5:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale3 hr

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.