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Flash Flood Warning 124, NWS New Orleans, LA

September 17, 2021Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana; Amite County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 2021, 7:04 AM CDT for Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana; Amite County, Mississippi. It was in force for 88 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2021, 7:04 AM CDT (12:04 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2021, 8:32 AM CDT
In force
88 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Saint Helena Parish, LA, Amite County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 119 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 2021-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1826 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 2021-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
1826 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WGUS54 KLIX 171204
FFWLIX
LAC091-MSC005-171515-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0124.210917T1204Z-210917T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
704 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southeastern Amite County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 704 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Greensburg, Easleyville and Gillsberg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3108 9068 3111 9063 3111 9057 3112 9056
      3102 9055 3101 9057 3089 9059 3080 9061
      3080 9062 3079 9067 3080 9070 3081 9072
      3094 9069

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TD
1 follow-up statement
082 
WGUS74 KLIX 171332
FFSLIX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
832 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

LAC091-MSC005-171342-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FF.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210917T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
St. Helena LA-Amite MS-
832 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN AMITE COUNTY 
AND NORTHEASTERN ST. HELENA PARISH...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Friday for 
portions of southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3108 9068 3111 9063 3111 9057 3112 9056
      3102 9055 3101 9057 3089 9059 3080 9061
      3080 9062 3079 9067 3080 9070 3081 9072
      3094 9069

$$

CAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 7:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXAscension, Livingston29 hr
Sep 17, 6:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa3 hr
Sep 17, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLivingston28 min
Sep 17, 7:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX38 min
Sep 17, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard58 min
Sep 17, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson46 min
Sep 17, 7:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 9:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche41 min
Sep 17, 9:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa62 min
Sep 17, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa57 min
Sep 17, 10:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles117 min
Sep 17, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson32 min
Sep 17, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX59 min
Sep 17, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX94 min
Sep 17, 11:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson52 min
Sep 17, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX66 min
Sep 17, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX113 min
Sep 17, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTangipahoa59 min
Sep 17, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX25 min
Sep 17, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX94 min
Sep 17, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Sep 17, 4:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXAscension, Livingston38 min
Sep 17, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHarrison28 min
Sep 17, 9:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson3 hr
Sep 17, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson110 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.