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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 21, 2021Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2021, 2:55 PM CDT for Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 67 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
Jun 21, 2021, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 4:02 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 730 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
730 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

898 
WGUS54 KLIX 211955
FFWLIX
MSC047-059-212300-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0054.210621T1955Z-210621T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
255 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 255 PM 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 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...
  Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Long Beach, St. Martin, 
  D'iberville, Latimer, Gulf Hills, Gulf Park Estates and Gulfport 
  Airport.

This includes the following Interstates...
	Interstate 110 in Mississippi near mile marker 1...and
	between mile markers 3 and 4.
	Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 30 and 54.

There was over 2 inches of rain at the Gulfport Observation in 45 
minutes already.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3036 8929 3059 8884 3055 8876 3037 8877
      3041 8884 3043 8885 3043 8899 3042 8901
      3041 8899 3042 8890 3041 8886 3036 8882
      3038 8885 3039 8886 3038 8901 3031 8929
      3035 8927

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CAB
1 follow-up statement
571 
WGUS74 KLIX 212102
FFSLIX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
402 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

MSC047-059-212112-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210621T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harrison MS-Jackson MS-
402 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3036 8928 3057 8888 3043 8888 3043 8899
      3042 8901 3041 8899 3042 8891 3041 8891
      3041 8886 3039 8886 3038 8901 3031 8929
      3035 8927

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 2:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHarrison91 min
Jun 21, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock, Pearl River24 min
Jun 21, 4:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison, Pearl River3 hr
Jun 21, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock42 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHancock, Harrison3 hr
Jun 21, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAmite25 min
Jun 21, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison3 hr
Jun 21, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock, Harrison50 min
Jun 21, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAmite, Pike66 min
Jun 21, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson58 min
Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson3 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.