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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 20214 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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 19, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 7:50 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Movella, MSBROADCAST MEDIA SHARES REPORT WITH PHOTOS OF FLASH FLOODING SOUTH OF AGRICOLA ALONG HIGHWAY 613 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE JACKSON/GEORGE COUNTY LINE.
Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODAgricola, MSSOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS IN AGRICOLA, MS. TIME BASED ON RADAR WITH HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS.

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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

582 
WGUS54 KMOB 190849
FFWMOB
MSC039-041-111-131-191445-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0029.210619T0849Z-210619T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  George County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 349 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated bands of showers and 
  thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall spreading across the 
  warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen and 
  additional bands of torrential rainfall will continue to train 
  over the warned area over the next few hours. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 3 to 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...
  Lucedale, Leakesville, Beaumont, New Augusta, McLain, Avent, Leaf, 
  Merrill, Bexley, Benndale, Progress, Crossroads, Deep Creek, Dale, 
  Little Creek, Neely, Barbara, Oak Grove, Hillman and Bradley.

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 3100 8914 3100 8915 3124 8915 3118 8844
      3074 8842 3074 8888 3083 8913

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

21/CL
1 follow-up statement
423 
WGUS74 KMOB 191250
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
750 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

MSC039-041-111-131-191300-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210619T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
George MS-Greene MS-Perry MS-Stone MS-
750 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GEORGE, SOUTHERN GREENE, 
PERRY AND NORTHEASTERN STONE COUNTIES...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT Sunday for 
Portions of Alabama. Portions of northwest Florida. Portions of 
southeast Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3100 8914 3100 8915 3124 8915 3118 8844
      3074 8842 3074 8888 3083 8913

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 1:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBStone6 hr
Jun 19, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone34 min
Jun 19, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge29 min
Jun 19, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone26 min
Jun 19, 4:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry44 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.