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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Jackson, MS

October 26, 2025Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood warning at Oct 26, 2025, 7:21 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Lincoln 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 26, 2025, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lawrence County, MS, Lincoln County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 701 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 8.8

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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 Oct 26, 5:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 5:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 26, 1:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
130 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

MSZ059-060-260700-
Adams MS-Jefferson MS-
130 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...

At 130 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Natchez, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Church Hill and Stanton around 135 AM CDT.
  Stampley around 155 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3155 9143 3157 9141 3159 9140 3160 9144
      3163 9140 3167 9140 3175 9136 3175 9132
      3176 9132 3176 9135 3181 9133 3178 9128
      3177 9131 3175 9127 3176 9126 3165 9111
      3145 9134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 222DEG 24KT 3160 9135

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 1:59 AM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
159 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

MSZ059>061-260745-
Adams MS-Jefferson MS-Franklin MS-
159 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM
CDT...

At 159 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cranfield, or 12 miles southwest of Fayette, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Roxie, Hamburg, Stampley, and Mcnair around 205 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 9130 3164 9130 3174 9106 3144 9100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 257DEG 12KT 3156 9118

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 2:16 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
216 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

MSZ059-061-260800-
Jefferson MS-Franklin MS-
216 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM CDT...

At 216 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mcnair, or near Fayette, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Fayette around 220 AM CDT.
  Red Lick around 225 AM CDT.
  Blue Hill around 230 AM CDT.
  Mcbride around 240 AM CDT.
  Union Church around 245 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3156 9115 3177 9114 3186 9098 3183 9084
      3180 9084 3179 9085 3178 9084 3179 9077
      3178 9074 3160 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 237DEG 21KT 3166 9106

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 3:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
322 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

MSZ054-260900-
Copiah MS-
322 AM CDT Sun Oct 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN COPIAH COUNTY
THROUGH 400 AM CDT...

At 321 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Barlow, or 15 miles west of Hazlehurst, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Glancy around 325 AM CDT.
  Dentville around 330 AM CDT.
  Hazlehurst around 340 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3182 9074 3184 9072 3191 9072 3204 9047
      3187 9035 3173 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 237DEG 22KT 3184 9066

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 5:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 6:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 25, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	35 min
Oct 26, 12:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	39 min
Oct 26, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams	3 hr
Oct 26, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	30 min
Oct 26, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	46 min
Oct 26, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	44 min
Oct 26, 2:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson	29 min
Oct 26, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	38 min
Oct 26, 3:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	46 min
Oct 26, 3:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson	4 hr
Oct 26, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	23 min
Oct 26, 4:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	17 min
Oct 26, 5:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	34 min
Oct 26, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	50 min
Oct 26, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	37 min
Oct 26, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	30 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2025 Every flash flood warning in 2025

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.