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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Jackson, MS

April 13, 2009Lawrence County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2009, 10:06 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 13, 2009, 2:12 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2009, 10:06 AM CDT (15:06 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 13, 2009, 2:12 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2009, 8:42 PM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity: Minor

County Lawrence County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Pearl River near Monticello (MTCM6). The gauge peaked at 20.54 ft at Apr 13, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02488500, 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 Apr 13, 6:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 13, 7:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	56 min
Apr 12, 7:27 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Leake, Montgomery, Neshoba and 3 more	93 min
Apr 12, 7:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	62 min
Apr 12, 7:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	3 hr
Apr 12, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	65 min
Apr 12, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	63 min
Apr 12, 8:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	3 hr
Apr 12, 8:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	53 min
Apr 12, 8:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Apr 12, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	53 min
Apr 12, 9:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	57 min
Apr 12, 9:25 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	JAN	Lowndes	61 min
Apr 12, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion	45 min
Apr 12, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	54 min
Apr 12, 10:38 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes and 5 more	2 hr
Apr 12, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	58 min
Apr 12, 11:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	44 min
Apr 12, 11:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	114 min
Apr 12, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	52 min
Apr 12, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	2 hr
Apr 12, 11:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 13, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	60 min
Apr 13, 12:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	106 min
Apr 13, 1:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest	12 min
Apr 13, 1:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	6 hr
Apr 13, 2:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	6 hr
Apr 13, 4:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest	39 hr
Apr 13, 6:18 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 18 more	81 min
Apr 13, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	54 min
Apr 13, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	46 min
Apr 13, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	33 min
Apr 13, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Simpson	43 min
Apr 13, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	49 min

Nearby

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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.