Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Feb 5, 2004, 7:51 AM CST (13:51 UTC)

Expired

Feb 5, 2004, 2:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Concordia Parish, LA, Adams County, MS

000 
WGUS54 KJAN 051355
FFWJAN
LAC029-MSC001-051950-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
751 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 200 PM CST

* AT 751 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM FROM 4 MILES WEST OF 
BORDELONVILLE TO 11 MILES EAST OF NATCHEZ.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND ADAMS COUNTY EMA REPORTED THAT 1.5 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.  RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN THE PAST HOUR.  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TRAINING ACROSS THE SAME AREA OVER THE 
NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY.  

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3109 9198 3165 9102 3132 9163 3076 9258

$$

CRAVEN

000 
WGUS74 KJAN 051648
FFSJAN
LAC029-MSC001-052000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004

FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST...
CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

AT 1040 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS 
MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF 
TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS BY THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON 
HOURS.  

THE NATCHEZ AIRPORT HAS ALREADY MEASURED 3.74 INCHES OF RAIN...AND 
RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CONCORDIA PARISH AND ADAMS COUNTY THUS FAR.  

THE MAYOR OF NATCHEZ REPORTED FLOODING OF SOME HOMES WITHIN THE CITY 
LIMITS.  WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS...AND 
STREAMS WILL CONTINUE AS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES. 

$$

CRAVEN

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