Flash Flood Warning 151, NWS Jackson, MS

000 
WGUS74 KJAN 261433
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
933 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

MSC051-261441-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-090926T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOLMES MS-
933 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN HOLMES
COUNTY...

HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. 

LAT...LON 3309 8980 3321 8971 3324 8958 3328 8932
      3305 8934 3295 8989

$$

MSC007-261545-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-090926T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATTALA MS-
933 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
ATTALA COUNTY...

AT 931 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
DURANT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED 
IN THE PAST HOUR.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
HESTERVILLE AND KOSCIUSKO

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 
HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.

CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WILL RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON.

&&

LAT...LON 3309 8980 3321 8971 3324 8958 3328 8932
      3305 8934 3295 8989

$$

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000 
WGUS74 KJAN 261545
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

MSC007-261553-
/O.EXP.KJAN.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-090926T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATTALA MS-
1045 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CDT FOR ATTALA
COUNTY...

RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED WITH ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS REMAINING.
ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY 
SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING THROUGH YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON.  

LAT...LON 3309 8980 3321 8971 3324 8958 3328 8932
      3305 8934 3295 8989

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL
FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TODAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
MIDWEST BEGINS TO SWING ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. PWATS WILL CONTINUE TO EXCEED 2 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE
STATE THIS MORNING...BUT WITH DRIER AIR WORKING ITS WAY INTO THE
DELTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL GENERALLY BE
ALONG AND EAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH MUCH
DRIER AIR ENCOMPASSING THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL
LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN RISK THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE I-59
CORRIDOR... BUT A STRONG STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH
CLEAR SKIES PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. AS SKIES CLEAR
TONIGHT...PATCHY AREAS OF FOG WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. SUNDAY
WILL BRING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WARM TEMPS IN THE UPPER
80S. STUCK CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPS AND POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD./15/

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN
CHANGE IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE LONG TERM FROM WARM AND WET TO
COOLER AND DRIER. COME SUNDAY NIGHT THE PATTERN CHANGE WILL ALREADY
BE UNDER WAY WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WEAK SURFACE RIDGING OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF AND A DRIER AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION. LARGE
AMPLITUDE RIDGING WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS WHILE A POTENT
NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE DROPS OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL HELP DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GREAT
LAKES REGION AND AMPLIFY A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS. A RATHER
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
SUNDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS OUR CWA MONDAY. WAA AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
FRONT WILL REMAIN WEAK LIMITING DEEP MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE DURING
FROPA OVER OUR CWA. AS A RESULT THE COLD FRONT WILL BE DRY BUT BRING
IN COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR INTO OUR REGION. MAX TEMP FORECAST
MONDAY WILL DEPEND ON THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT. CONSIDERING THE
LATEST ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE HAVE KNOCKED THE 00Z GFS MAX TEMPS DOWN A
COUPLE OF DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE THE FRONT SHOULD MAKE IT
THROUGH BEFORE MAXIMUM HEATING WOULD OCCUR. BY TUESDAY MORNING NAM
AND GFS AGREE THAT SURFACE DEW POINTS SHOULD BE IN THE 40S. ALTHOUGH
A NORTH WIND OVERNIGHT MONDAY WILL LIKELY HINDER PRIME RADIATIVE
COOLING...THE COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MOST SITES
TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 50S TUESDAY MORNING. THE COOLEST NIGHT OF THE
PERIOD IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MOST OF THE SOUTH ALSO
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 50S. THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN CONUS
WILL SHIFT EAST TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN CONUS MOVES EAST AND OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THE RESULT WILL BE DRY WEATHER FOR THE ARKLAMISS
AND A WARMING TREND. THURSDAY RIDGING SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL SHIFT
EAST OF OUR REGION AS A SECOND CLOSED LOW MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. THIS UPPER LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BEGIN
MOVING TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND SEND A COLD FRONT TOWARD OUR
CWA. WAA ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM LOOKS A LITTLE STRONGER AND
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK OVER OUR REGION TO
SUPPORT A FEW STORMS OVER OUR DELTA REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE GFS IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE ECMWF BUT BOTH MODELS ARE IN
REASONABLE AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS OUR CWA FRIDAY AND BRING THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR
WIDESPREAD RAIN THEN. AGAIN THE GFS IS FASTER THAN THE ECMWF IN
ENDING THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT WHERE AS THE ECMWF KEEPS RAIN CHANCES
IN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WL LEAN TOWARD THE SLOWER ECMWF FOR NOW
AND MENTION POPS IN SOUTHERN HALF THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A DRIER
SATURDAY AND NEXT SUNDAY ARE A CHANGE FROM THE 18Z RUN BUT BOTH
GFS/ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OUR REGION FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. /22/

&&

.AVIATION...ONCE AGAIN MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXIST AT MOST TAF SITES
ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS A RESULT OF LOW STRATUS. CEILINGS
WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AND SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL AGAIN
BE POSSIBLE OVER LOCATIONS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE NATCHEZ
TRACE PARKWAY THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER
FRONT SHOULD BEGIN PUSHING EASTWARD DURING THE DAY...ALLOWING
CLEARING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST OVER OUR AREA. VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT PATCHY
AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY ON SUNDAY./15/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       84  67  86  66 /  58  15   6   4
MERIDIAN      85  68  86  61 /  74  22   6   5
VICKSBURG     85  67  88  66 /  33   8   6   4
HATTIESBURG   89  71  88  65 /  83  22   9   2
NATCHEZ       85  69  88  68 /  40   8   7   3
GREENVILLE    84  65  88  66 /  28   8   5   5
GREENWOOD     84  65  86  64 /  35   8   6   5

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION: 15
LONG TERM: 22

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>037-040>044-
047>049-053-054-059>061-270945-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

MSZ038-039-045-046-050>052-055>058-062>066-072>074-270945-
WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-
SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FINAL ROUND OF SCATTERED STORMS IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
MAINLY EAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS A WEAK FRONT AND UPPER DISTURBANCE COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH
LEVELS OF MOISTURE. ONCE AGAIN...THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING AND
POSSIBLY A STRONG STORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL BE A CONCERN AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 59 LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
742 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

MSZ029>033-261325-
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
742 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF ACKERMAN AT 742 AM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EAST CENTRAL WEBSTER...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL LOWNDES AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

DHB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
758 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

MSZ037-261330-
ATTALA MS-
758 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER KOSCIUSKO AT 758 AM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

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.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

MRM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
823 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

MSZ030-031-033-261355-
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-
823 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF STARKVILLE AT 823 AM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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.

PEOPLE IN OKTIBBEHA...WEST CENTRAL LOWNDES AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

MRM