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River Flood Warning 139, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2009, 9:13 PM CDT for Yazoo County, Mississippi. It took effect at Nov 3, 2009, 11:24 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2009, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2009, 11:24 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2009, 9:39 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Yazoo River at Yazoo City (YZOM6).
- Action stage
- 28 ft
- Minor stage
- 29 ft
- Moderate stage
- 36 ft
- Major stage
- 43 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, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 654 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>030-032>038- 040>045-047>050-053>056-059>063-010000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- 654 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ANY RISK FOR ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AND THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE LOW THROUGH SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 THURSDAY. MSZ031-039-046-051-052-057-058-064>066-072>074-010000- LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 654 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY LOCAL DOWNPOURS UP TO ONE INCH MAY OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE LOW THROUGH SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 40
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 30, 3:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
320 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLOOD HAMBURG 33.23N 91.80W
10/30/2009 ASHLEY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
AREAL FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM HEAVY
RAIN OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLING TODAY. MANY
ROADS HAVE WATER ACROSS THEM AND 5 TO 7 ROADS REMAIN
CLOSED.
&&
SCWSpecial weather statement, Oct 30, 3:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 333 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 MSZ030-031-302120- CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS- 333 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRAWFORD AT 333 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN LOWNDES AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BK
Special weather statement, Oct 30, 5:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 615 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 MSZ074-302340- FORREST MS- 615 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCLAURIN AT 615 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 11:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 36 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 36 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 36 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Adams, Wilkinson | 36 hr |
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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.