2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jan 24, 3:00 AM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 300 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 A VERY ACTIVE/WET PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. POSITIVE TILTED UPPER TROUGH SEEN MOVING SLOWLY INTO THE OK/TX PANHANDLES AS OF 08Z ...WITH A GOOD TAP OF MID LVL PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMING RAPIDLY NEWD ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS/LWR MS VALLEY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS CENTRAL AR...SWD INTO CENTRAL TX FROM A SURFACE LOW OVER SE MO/W KY. A NEW SURFACE WAVE IS FORMING ON THE FRONT NEAR KDRT(SW TX). A SQUALL LINE IS SLOWLY MOVING SEWD TOWARDS AREAS ALONG FRONT WITH A FEW RENEGADE SHOWERS/STORMS MOVING RAPIDLY NEWD AROUND 60 KTS WITH THE MEAN MID LVL FLOW. ETA/AVN GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL USE A BLEND. LOOK FOR COLD FRONT/ASSOCIATED CONVECTION TO SLOWLY PROGRESS SEWD AS UPPER SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE ARKLATEX REGION WITH RRQ OF BOTH 100-120KT UPPER LVL JET/60-70KT MID LVL JET SET UP OVER THE REGION AND ENHANCING DEEP VERTICAL LIFT BY 18Z AND AFTER. ISENTROPIC FORCING/UPGLIDE ALSO WILL BE STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT AS ASSOCIATED 40-50 KT LLJ IS JUST OFF TO THE WEST...REDEVELOPS ALONG GULF COAST IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER S-CENTRAL TX ATTM. THE LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION TOWARDS THE FL PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH COLD FRONT CLEARING SE ZONES BY 06Z FRI. AFTERWARDS...WILL MAINTAIN CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH FRI MOST AREAS AND KEEP THINGS PRETTY COOL AS UPPER COOL POOL/850 MB THERMAL TROUGH REMAIN TO OUR WEST. WILL SEE CLOUDS DECREASING WEST ZONES BY FRI AFTERNOON...THEN THE REST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. AS FOR THE EXTENDED ...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED. WEEKEND WILL BE SEASONAL UNDER THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PRESSURE. NEXT SYSTEM ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AS NEXT SYSTEM MOVES OUT ONTO THE PLAINS. CURRENT RAIN CHANCES ON TUES/WED LOOK GOOD AND WILL LEAVE AS IS. SEVERE WORDING WILL REMAIN IN ZONES FOR TODAY/TONIGHT(SE ZONES) AS A 06Z SOUNDING WAS DONE HERE AT KJAN. THERES PLENTY OF DRY AIR AT MID LVLS AND STRONG SHEAR/HELICITY ONGOING...MORE SO THAN MODELS LEND. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS... YET ISOLATED TORNADOES CANT BE RULED OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH APPROACH OF SURFACE LOW ALONG GULF COAST LATER TODAY AND ENHANCING UPPER DIVERGENCE WITH UPPER JET (SEE SWODY1 FOR FURTHER DISC). COULD BE A VERY WET AND ACTIVE THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS THE DELTA TODAY DUE TO POSSIBLE TRAINING OF STORMS... LOW FFG VALUES AND PWATS RISING TO NEAR 1.5 IN. >2.00 LOCALIZED AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. *THANKS MOB FOR COORD*. .PRELIMS... JAN 72/47/52/38 +510 MEI 75/50/55/36 +810 .JAN... AR...FFA THROUGH MIDDAY. LA...FFA WATCH LA ZONES 007>009 (FAR NE LA). MS...FFA WATCH MS ZONES 018-019-025>027-034-035-040-041(DELTA). 05/
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 0656 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...EAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN SOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...FLOODING... FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MIDDAY. A SLOW...SOUTHEAST MOVING LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WITH BE POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SOMEWHAT DRIER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION...YET MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR NEAR CULVERTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PONDING OF ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AS WELL AS THE LINE MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH REGION. AS IT DOES SO...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. FURTHERMORE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LINE OF STORMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
659 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0645 AM CLEVELAND MS FLOODING
01/24/02 BOLIVAR MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED
IN CLEVELAND.
INFORMATION RELAYED BY
BOLIVAR EOC.
0653 AM GRENADA MS HEAVY RAIN
01/24/02 GRENADA HIGH WATER REPORTED IN
GRENADA. INFORMATION
RELAYED BY GRENADA S.O.ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 0713 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...EAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MIDDAY. A SLOW...SOUTHEAST MOVING LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SOMEWHAT DRIER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WATCH AREA...YET MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR NEAR CULVERTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PONDING OF ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AS WELL AS THE LINE MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH REGION. AS IT DOES SO...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. FURTHERMORE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LINE OF STORMS. 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.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roads were impassable due to very heavy rainfall in excess of 4 inches. Schools had to be closed in Dermott due to flooded roadways.
Many roads were impassable. A large portion CR12 between Crossett and Hamburg was under water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2002
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: 5278077, 5278078.