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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Jackson, MS

April 10, 2024Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 10, 2024, 10:08 AM CDT for Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2024, 10:08 AM CDT (15:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2024, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

The radar

The Hammond radar (KHDC), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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, 3.1 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1088 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2024-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 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
1088 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
5.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 10, 7:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 7:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
705 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...New AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 400 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Today and Tonight: A significant severe weather event is likely
across our south later this morning into the afternoon while there
remains the potential for isolated severe storms and flash flooding
over the central portions of the CWA currently. Local radars showed
the leading edge of a broken line of strong thunderstorms with heavy
rainfall from Greenwood to Vicksburg and back across Catahoula
Parish. This activity will have the potential for damaging wind
gusts, small hail and rainfall rates in excess of two inches per
hour. Much of the area northwest of this line has received four to
seven inches or more over the last couple of days. Record rainfall
was set at Jackson and Greenwood yesterday.

For today early morning satellite imagery, RAP analysis showed the
circulation around a closed low over west Texas that will shift east
to the Sabine River by this evening and then northeast to the
Missouri Bootheel by sunrise Thursday. As the closed low approaches
our region this morning a shortwave rounding its base, including a
70-80kt speed max is expected to help enhance convection into an MCS
that will track east northeast across the southern portions of our
CWA. A strengthening kinematic field will lead to favorable shear
and decent instability to be in place across our region ahead of the
MCS. Damaging wind gusts of 60-70mph will be the main threat
although tornadoes; some strong(EF2+) will be possible especially
with any discrete storm development ahead of the MCS. In addition
to the severe storm potential, very heavy rainfall of 2-5 inches
will be possible across the southern portions of our CWA as well. An
additional inch or two will be possible across the northwest half of
the area that was already experiencing flooding and river flooding.

By this evening direr air will be working into our CWA from the
southwest while circulation around the closed low will maintain rain
chances across our north through the night. Temperatures by morning
will be back in the 50s areawide. /22/

Thursday through Tuesday night...The upper low/trough will move
across the area on Thursday, and this may kick off a few showers
mainly in the north early on Thursday before ending in the
afternoon. High pressure will build in Thursday night, with lows in
the mid/upper 40s. High pressure ridging will continue on Friday,
with highs in the low/mid 70s. A very nice weekend is on tap as
surface and upper ridging strengthen over the region. Highs on
Saturday will be in the upper 70s/low 80s, but will climb into the
80s for Sunday. Surface ridging will continue on Monday, but a short
wave and associated cold front may bring some showers to the area on
Tuesday. /15/

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 705 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Flight categories will vary from MVFR to IFR conditions through
much of the day, thanks to convection and low ceilings across the
region. As convection exits the area later this evening, low
ceilings will persist, with most area TAF sites climbing back into
MVFR categories overnight and into early Thursday morning. Winds
today will be breezy with a southerly component between 10-15
knots, with gusts around 25 knots possible. Winds will eventually
become northwesterly late in the forecast period, while remaining
gusty. /19/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       75  55  72  48 / 100  60  10   0
Meridian      74  56  71  47 / 100  70  10   0
Vicksburg     75  55  73  47 / 100  40  10   0
Hattiesburg   75  58  73  49 / 100  40   0   0
Natchez       76  54  74  47 / 100  30   0   0
Greenville    73  55  71  49 / 100  60  10   0
Greenwood     73  54  69  48 / 100  80  30   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for MSZ018-019-025>066-
     072>074.

LA...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

AR...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ074-075.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena34 min
Apr 9, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatJANHinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo60 min
Apr 9, 7:52 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo24 min
Apr 9, 8:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington3 hr
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo40 min
Apr 9, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds39 min
Apr 9, 8:24 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Rankin34 min
Apr 9, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott60 min
Apr 9, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Scott43 min
Apr 9, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin23 min
Apr 9, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton52 min
Apr 9, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton54 min
Apr 9, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton, Scott41 min
Apr 9, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper47 min
Apr 10, 12:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin10 hr
Apr 10, 12:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington12 hr
Apr 10, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren55 min
Apr 10, 2:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson, Warren10 hr
Apr 10, 3:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo10 hr
Apr 10, 3:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Madison, Warren, Yazoo77 min
Apr 10, 4:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo50 min
Apr 10, 4:53 AM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison32 min
Apr 10, 8:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 4 more8 hr
Apr 10, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lawrence, Lincoln60 min
Apr 10, 9:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Marion49 min
Apr 10, 9:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith53 min
Apr 10, 9:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar64 min
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANSimpson10 hr
Apr 10, 10:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Jones43 min
Apr 10, 10:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin3 hr
Apr 10, 10:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Madison94 min
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANYazoo15 days
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHumphreys10 hr
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeflore10 hr
Apr 10, 12:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Holmes, Humphreys, Leake, Madison, Neshoba and 4 more51 min
Apr 10, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Kemper and 7 more81 min
Apr 10, 2:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Claiborne, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys and 6 more8 hr
Apr 10, 3:13 PM CDTWind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more28 hr
Apr 9, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll43 min
Apr 9, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin, Tensas26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.