15 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 2, 2:30 AM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 330 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2001 A PLUME OF VERY MOIST AIR (PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES > 2 IN) CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHEAST OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY REGION AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL TROF AXIS CURRENTLY SITUATED FROM ERN TX TO WRN TN. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON SHIFTING THE TROF AXIS SLOWLY EASTWARD NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LATEST WV/IR LOOPS INDICATE TROF IS ANCHORED SOMEWHAT BY A CLOSED CIRCULATION TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SHV. THIS FEATURE AND THE DISPLACEMENT FROM NRN STREAM WESTERLIES WILL ACT TO SLOW ADVANCEMENT OF SRN END OF THE TROF. IN ANY CASE WILL NEED TO EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND INCLUDE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THANKS TO NEW/SHV/LZK FOR COORDINATION. FOR TODAY...UPPER JET RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION DYNAMICS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HEAVY/EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN THE TROPICAL-LIKE AIRMASS. GIVEN THE SLIGHT EASTWARD SHIFT IN MAIN TROF AXIS AND LOW LEVEL INFLOW...HAVE DECIDED TO EXPAND WATCH EASTWARD TO COVER ENTIRE AREA. ALL MAV/FWC GUIDANCE POPS ARE CATEGORICAL. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES CONTINUE TO LOWER AFTER DAYS OF RAIN WITH HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA IN <2 IN/HR CRITERIA. GUIDANCE TEMPS HAVE BEEN TOO HIGH AND WILL CUT MOST PLACES. FOR TONIGHT THRU MONDAY NIGHT...MODELS AGREE THAT GULF INFLOW WILL RELAX A BIT...RESULTING IN A NOT QUITE SO MOIST AIRMASS. THE BEST UPPER JET DYNAMICS WILL SHIFT EAST AS WELL AND THEREFORE DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER/TSTM COVERAGE. PRECIP CHANCES DWINDLE TO LESS THAN 30 PERCENT FOR MOST PART BY MON NIGHT. IN THE EXTENDED...QUICK LOOK SHOWS 00Z UKMET/AVN RUNS ARE IN AGREEMENT ON BUILDING UPPER RIDGE OVER SW/SRN PLAINS THEREBY MAINTAINING GENERAL MIDLEVEL TROF VICINITY OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS SUPPORTS CURRENT EXTENDED WITH AFTN/EVNG CONVECTION EACH DAY. PRELIM NUMBERS... JAN 84/72/87/71 9452 MEI 83/72/88/70 9652 .JAN... MS...FFA ALL ZONES TODAY. LA...FFA ALL ZONES TODAY. AR...FFA ALL ZONES TODAY. 43
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 031200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 502 AM CDT SUN SEP 02 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL TRIGGER PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ALONG WITH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT SOME MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ...FLOODING... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...OF ONE TO NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...ALONG WITH CENTRAL AND MOST OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. DUE TO PREVIOUS RAINFALL...SOILS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ARE NEAR SATURATION...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID RUN OFF. THIS WILL LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. DURING THE NIGHT MOST OF THE RAINS HAVE CROSSED OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION WITH ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. LOCATIONS THAT ARE AT A GREATER RISK TO FLOODING...WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A COLUMBUS TO MERIDIAN TO A HATTIESBURG LINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON ROADWAYS AND NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAUGE THE DEPTH OF WATER. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood waters washed out portions of about 10 roads in the county. Flood waters also covered numerous streets in several towns in the county.
Flood waters washed out portions of 21 roads. One building sustained flooding.
Flood waters covered portions of Highway 43N in the northwest part of the county.
Many roads were flooded in the towns of Madison and Gluckstadt. Flood waters entered a few homes in the town of Madison.
Flood waters covered a number of roadways in the couny as heavy rainfall fell on saturated soil in the county.
Flash flooding caused water to enter two houses. Several roads were washed out, and the piling of a bridge was washed out.
Additional heavy rainfall fell on saturated ground, and a number of streets were flooded, mainly in Gluckstadt and Canton.
Significant flooding caused several roads to be closed in the vicinity of Collins, including portions of Highways 13 and 84. Flood waters entered several homes, and at least six families had to be evacuated.
Many roads in the county were flooded, with several of the roads becoming washed out. Flood waters entered at least six homes. Several people had to be evacuated from their homes. One bridge sustained damage from flood waters.
Flooding occurred on several streets in the county, mainly in the Natchez area.
Several roads were closed due to flooding including portions of Highway 84 between Silver Creek and the Jefferson Davis County line.
Flood waters covered several roads in the county, and flood waters produced 4 inches of water in the hallways of a nursing home.
Rainfall of up to six to seven inches accumulated in portions of the county causing many streams and ditches to overflow onto roads. One bridge was washed out, and a number of roads had to be closed for many hours.
Significant street flooding occurred in portions of the town of Richland. Flood waters entered up to five homes.
Additional heavy rainfall fell on saturated ground. Flood waters rapidly rose in creeks and ditches, causing flooding of a number of roads and streets in the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, September 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5267613, 5267612, 5267614, 5267615, 5267618, 5267619, 5267620, 5267617, 5267616, 5267621, 5267622, 5267623, 5267624, 5267707, 5267708.