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River Flood Warning 137, NWS Jackson, MS

October 30, 2009Sharkey County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2009, 10:08 AM CDT for Sharkey County, Mississippi. It took effect at Nov 2, 2009, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2009, 10:08 AM CDT (15:08 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 1, 2009, 10:26 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity
Minor

County Sharkey County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Sunflower River near Anguilla (ANGM6).

Action stage
44 ft
Minor stage
45 ft
Moderate stage
48 ft
Major stage
50 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, 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 this river flood warning went out at Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 5:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
547 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>042-047-311100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
547 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDDAY
WITH SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT
PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ABLE
TO CAUSE AT LEAST ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS DUE TO THE SATURATED
STATE OF THE GROUND. RAINFALL RATES WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION MAY NOT END IN MANY
AREAS UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH MIDDAY..WITH THE MAIN RISK
ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
HOWEVER...DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR AVAILABLE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE...THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ISOLATED AND BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT
BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE POTENTIAL 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...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT IS OTHERWISE NOT ANTICIPATED
THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

MSZ028-029-032-037-043-044-048>050-053>055-059>063-311100-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-ATTALA-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
547 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS BY THIS EVENING COULD BE
UP TO 2 INCHES. AREAS AFFECTED BY THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL MAY
EXPERIENCE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A
FEW INCIDENTS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT..WITH THE MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HOWEVER...DUE TO
HIGH LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR AVAILABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THE
OCCURRENCE OF AN ISOLATED AND BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY
RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE POTENTIAL 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...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT ARE OTHERWISE NOT ANTICIPATED
THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

MSZ030-031-033-038-039-045-046-051-052-056>058-064>066-072>074-
311100-
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
547 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS BY MID EVENING COULD BE UP TO 1 OR 2 INCHES.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL MAY EXPERIENCE PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT..WITH THE MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HOWEVER...DUE TO HIGH
LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR AVAILABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THE OCCURRENCE OF
AN ISOLATED AND BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

IN ADDITION...ANTICIPATED GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AT TIMES AND
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE POTENTIAL 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...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT IS
OTHERWISE NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 30, 4:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 30, 5:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 4:06 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryJANClarke, Clay, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis and 12 more12 hr
Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Washington102 min
Oct 30, 10:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba48 hr
Oct 30, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes8 days
Oct 30, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANSunflower6 days
Oct 30, 12:39 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith46 min
Oct 30, 12:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore47 hr
Oct 30, 1:03 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston57 min
Oct 30, 1:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln31 min
Oct 30, 1:53 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClay, Oktibbeha67 min
Oct 30, 2:20 PM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Newton55 min
Oct 30, 2:27 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence40 min
Oct 30, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton61 min
Oct 30, 2:36 PM CDTTornado WarningJANNoxubee, Winston54 min
Oct 30, 3:42 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee40 min
Oct 30, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lowndes, Noxubee55 min
Oct 30, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClarke, Jasper21 min
Oct 30, 1:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMorehouse8 hr
Oct 30, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse47 min
Oct 30, 2:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMorehouse, Richland, West Carroll4 hr
Oct 30, 9:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll12 hr
Oct 30, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley, Chicot61 min
Oct 30, 2:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAshley, Chicot4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.