Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Feb 21, 2003, 10:19 PM CST (04:19 UTC)

Expired

Feb 22, 2003, 4:20 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Attala County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS

000 
WGUS54 KJAN 220422
FFWJAN
MSC007-019-025-087-097-103-105-155-159-221020-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1019 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 420 AM CST

* AT 1019 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL 
AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.  RAINFALL 
TOTALS OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS 
LATE TONIGHT.  WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...
STREAMS...DRAINAGE DITCHES...AND STREETS IS LIKELY OVER MUCH 
OF THE WARNED AREA. 

FLOODING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO 
DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS.  AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED 
AREAS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. 

LAT...LON 3371 8950 3356 8974 3330 8965 3295 8986
          3296 8837 3370 8826 3365 8852 3371 8894

$$

CRAVEN

000 
WGUS74 KJAN 221029
FFSJAN
MSC007-019-025-087-097-103-105-155-159-221120-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 420 AM FOR...

CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

AT 425 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW 
THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN MISSISSIPPI THAT WILL MOVE 
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLOOD WARNED AREA DURING THE 
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ALTHOUGH ANOTHER QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF 
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA...NO RENEWED FLOODING IS EXPECTED 
TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. FLOODWATERS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY 
SUBSIDE.
 
$$

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