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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS New Orleans, LA

June 22, 2021Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT for Harrison County, Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 108 min. 1 report 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 22, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT
In force
108 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), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 6:35 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.463 W Vancleave, MS4 INCHES IN UNDER 2 HOURS.

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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 962 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 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

084 
WGUS54 KLIX 222314
FFWLIX
MSC047-059-230215-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0061.210622T2314Z-210623T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
614 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
  West Central Jackson County in southern Mississippi...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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, highways,
           streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage
           and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Latimer and Vancleave.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3063 8888 3061 8881 3058 8865 3048 8867
      3050 8884 3056 8910 3061 8907 3064 8895

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DM
1 follow-up statement
050 
WGUS74 KLIX 230102
FFSLIX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
802 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

MSC047-059-230112-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210623T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harrison MS-Jackson MS-
802 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRISON 
COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3051 8888 3056 8910 3061 8907 3064 8895
      3063 8888 3058 8888 3057 8888 3055 8888

$$

GP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:56 PM CDTFlood WatchLIXPearl River6 min
Jun 21, 8:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLIXPearl River23 hr
Jun 21, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAmite, Wilkinson54 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock42 min
Jun 21, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAmite, Wilkinson29 min
Jun 21, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAmite, Wilkinson44 min
Jun 21, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHarrison42 min
Jun 21, 9:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison2 hr
Jun 21, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJackson36 min
Jun 21, 10:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson93 min
Jun 22, 6:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison69 hr
Jun 22, 6:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison47 hr
Jun 22, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXJackson4 days
Jun 22, 5:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXHarrison, Jackson2 hr
Jun 22, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHarrison28 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.