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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 21, 2021Hancock County, Harrison County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2021, 5:55 PM CDT for Hancock County, Harrison 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
Jun 21, 2021, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 25 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.

878 
WGUS54 KLIX 212255
FFWLIX
MSC045-047-220200-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0057.210621T2255Z-210622T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 
  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...
  Diamondhead, Kiln, Stennis Space Center and Pearlington.

This includes the following Interstates...
	Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 2 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3050 8954 3061 8934 3064 8923 3048 8922
      3028 8962 3031 8963 3032 8963 3034 8963
      3035 8964 3035 8965 3038 8966

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

CAB
1 follow-up statement
465 
WGUS74 KLIX 220049
FFSLIX

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

MSC045-220059-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210622T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock MS-
749 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3061 8934 3064 8923 3048 8922 3042 8934
      3044 8934 3049 8934 3050 8934 3058 8934
      3059 8934

$$

MSC047-220200-
/O.CON.KLIX.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210622T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harrison MS-
749 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY...

At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  mainly rural areas of Northwestern Harrison County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3061 8934 3064 8923 3048 8922 3042 8934
      3044 8934 3049 8934 3050 8934 3058 8934
      3059 8934

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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, 2:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson67 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 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

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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.