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River Flood Warning 137, NWS Jackson, MS
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 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. 50
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 30, 4:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 4:06 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Clarke, Clay, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 102 min |
| Oct 30, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 48 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Oct 30, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 6 days |
| Oct 30, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 46 min |
| Oct 30, 12:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 47 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston | 57 min |
| Oct 30, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Oct 30, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 67 min |
| Oct 30, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton | 55 min |
| Oct 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 40 min |
| Oct 30, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 61 min |
| Oct 30, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 54 min |
| Oct 30, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 40 min |
| Oct 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee | 55 min |
| Oct 30, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 21 min |
| Oct 30, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 8 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 47 min |
| Oct 30, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 12 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 61 min |
| Oct 30, 2:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 4 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.