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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Jackson, MS

February 27, 2009Clay County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Feb 27, 2009, 8:45 PM CST for Clay County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 28, 2009, 9:22 AM CST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2009, 8:45 PM CST (02:45 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2009, 9:22 AM CST
Expired
Mar 3, 2009, 8:18 PM CST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity
Minor

County Clay County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Tibbee Creek near Tibbee (TBBM6).

Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
23 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02441000, 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 Feb 27, 3:49 PM CST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 3:49 PM CST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 3:42 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

MSZ018-019-025>039-282145-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-
LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-
WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS AND
OTHER STORM CLUSTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION THROUGH THE
EVENING WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...BETWEEN
QUARTER AND GOLF BALL SIZE. OTHER RISKS WILL COME FROM DAMAGING WINDS
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY FROM ANY SUPERCELL STORMS THAT
OCCUR.

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA...THE ACTIVITY WILL CONGEAL INTO A SQUALL
LINE IN WHICH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DUE TO THE REPETITIVE
NATURE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE SAME AREA...SEVERAL
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING
LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON. UNTIL THE FRONT BEGINS TO MAKE ITS
PUSH FURTHER TO THE SOUTH LATER TONIGHT...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN ACROSS THE AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO MACON LOOK TO HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO
SEE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A CLEVELAND TO DEKALB LINE.
AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR BELOW AN
INCH. AS RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER WATCH OR ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED
FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
CHECK BACK FOR LATER FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POSSIBLE WINTER
WEATHER EVENT.

.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 TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ040>052-282145-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION THROUGH THE
EVENING. LARGE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOS WILL ALL
BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY SUPERCELL STORMS THAT OCCUR.

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA...THE ACTIVITY WILL CONGEAL INTO A SQUALL
LINE IN WHICH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.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...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

LAZ023>026-MSZ053>066-072>074-282145-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-
SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
342 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20
TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IF ONE CAN DEVELOP...IT
WILL QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR ANY SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THIS AREA WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.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...MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION 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.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 27, 6:36 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
636 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     HAIL             2 N CLEVELAND           33.77N 90.73W
02/27/2009  E0.88 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
02/27/2009                   BOLIVAR            MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STREET FLOODING IN CLEVELAND WITH SEVERAL ROADS
            IMPASSABLE.

&&

JCULIN
Local storm report, Feb 27, 7:00 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
700 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1142 AM     HAIL             PACE                    33.79N 90.86W
02/27/2009  E0.88 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED

&&

JALLEN
Local storm report, Feb 27, 7:14 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 27, 7:25 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 27, 7:40 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
740 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0232 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW BELLEFONTAINE     33.64N 89.34W
02/27/2009                   WEBSTER            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 26.

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Local storm report, Feb 27, 8:20 PM CST, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 7:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore4 days
Feb 27, 8:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Webster51 min
Feb 27, 9:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes48 min
Feb 28, 12:25 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery3 hr
Feb 28, 3:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion31 min
Feb 28, 5:27 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay and 27 more27 hr
Feb 28, 7:52 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLowndes3 days
Feb 28, 8:13 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANLowndes22 hr
Feb 28, 3:46 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Kemper and 7 more16 hr
Feb 28, 3:52 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more26 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.