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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 18, 2021Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi; Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2021, 10:22 PM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi; Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports 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
Jun 18, 2021, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 11:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 E Lacombe, LASTREET FLOODING LEADING TO VEHICLES STALLING AND BEING STRANDED.
Jun 18, 11:31 PM CDTFLASH FLOODSlidell, LAEXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS OFF OF GAUSE AND FREMAUX BOULEVARDS.
Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ne Slidell, LANUMEROUS STREETS IMPASSIBLE AND HIGH WATER RESCUES OCCURRING.

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 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

193 
WGUS54 KLIX 190322
FFWLIX
LAC103-MSC045-047-190715-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0050.210619T0322Z-210619T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1022 PM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Western Harrison County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 1022 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 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...
  Slidell, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead, Pearl River, 
  Pearlington, Stennis Space Center, Shoreline Park, Kiln, Lacombe 
  and Slidell Airport.

This includes the following Interstates...
	Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 261 and 273.
	Interstate 12 between mile markers 69 and 84.
	Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 20.
	Interstate 59 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 7.

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 3032 9001 3042 9001 3040 8930 3037 8930
      3037 8935 3035 8938 3034 8938 3034 8934
      3030 8933 3025 8942 3019 8944 3019 8953
      3015 8959 3016 8962 3018 8958 3016 8963
      3018 8969 3017 8972 3025 8987 3026 8998

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

TE
1 follow-up statement
591 
WGUS54 KLIX 190445
FFWLIX
LAC103-MSC045-047-190815-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210619T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
  Southern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Western Harrison County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Slidell, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead, Pearl River, 
  Pearlington, Stennis Space Center, Shoreline Park, Kiln, Lacombe 
  and Slidell Airport.

This includes the following Interstates...
	Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 261 and 273.
	Interstate 12 between mile markers 69 and 84.
	Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 20.
	Interstate 59 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 7.

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 3032 9001 3042 9001 3040 8930 3037 8930
      3037 8935 3035 8938 3034 8938 3034 8934
      3030 8933 3025 8942 3019 8944 3019 8953
      3015 8959 3016 8962 3018 8958 3016 8963
      3018 8969 3017 8972 3025 8987 3026 8998

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

TE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 9:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison30 min
Jun 18, 11:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison22 min
Jun 18, 11:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson9 min
Jun 18, 11:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River64 min
Jun 18, 11:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock14 min
Jun 19, 12:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHancock, Harrison23 min
Jun 19, 12:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXPearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 12:53 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXHarrison8 min
Jun 19, 1:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXPearl River4 hr
Jun 19, 2:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHancock41 hr
Jun 19, 3:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson4 hr
Jun 19, 5:08 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJackson37 min
Jun 18, 7:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard101 min
Jun 18, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX32 min
Jun 18, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard30 min
Jun 18, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard28 min
Jun 18, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX21 min
Jun 18, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard13 min
Jun 18, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX28 min
Jun 18, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX34 min
Jun 18, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX33 min
Jun 18, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX32 min
Jun 18, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Jun 18, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX31 min
Jun 18, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX44 min
Jun 18, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX19 min
Jun 18, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX32 min
Jun 19, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Jun 19, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Jun 19, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX58 min
Jun 19, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Bernard46 min
Jun 19, 1:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX13 min
Jun 19, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX45 min
Jun 19, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX58 min
Jun 19, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX36 min
Jun 19, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX33 min
Jun 19, 2:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint John the Baptist27 min
Jun 19, 3:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Jun 19, 10:15 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX17 hr

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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.