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Flash Flood Warning 105, NWS Mobile, AL

October 27, 2021Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 27, 2021, 7:11 PM CDT for Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 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
Oct 27, 2021, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2021-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1392 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 2021-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1392 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
8.0

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The text

As transmitted.

857 
WGUS54 KMOB 280011
FFWMOB
MSC131-280400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0105.211028T0011Z-211028T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
711 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 711 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 2 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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...
  Wiggins, Perkinston, Ten Mile, Texas, Perry and Bond.

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 3091 8908 3068 8915 3068 8924 3065 8924
      3065 8934 3091 8934

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
678 
WGUS74 KMOB 280116
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
816 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

MSC131-280400-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0105.000000T0000Z-211028T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stone MS-
816 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WESTERN STONE COUNTY...

At 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 
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...
  Wiggins, Perkinston, Ten Mile, Texas, Perry and Bond.

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 3091 8908 3068 8915 3068 8924 3065 8924
      3065 8934 3091 8934

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MM
028 
WGUS74 KMOB 280359
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1059 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

MSC131-280409-
/O.EXP.KMOB.FF.W.0105.000000T0000Z-211028T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stone MS-
1059 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WESTERN STONE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed any additional 
information from local officials.

LAT...LON 3091 8908 3068 8915 3068 8924 3065 8924
      3065 8934 3091 8934

$$

MM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone51 min
Oct 27, 7:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone3 hr
Oct 27, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge49 min
Oct 27, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Stone4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.