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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Jackson, MS

February 4, 2010Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Feb 4, 2010, 9:55 PM CST for Marion County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 8, 2010, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2010, 9:55 PM CST (03:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 10, 2010, 9:53 AM CST
In force
46 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity
Minor

County Marion County, MS

The river

Written for the forecast point Pearl River near Columbia (CLMM6).

Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02489000, 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 4, 9:27 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 9:27 PM CST, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 2:59 PM CST, 6 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
259 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025>047-052100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-
259 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTERACTS WITH INCREASING GULF MOISTURE. OVER
A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA SO FAR TODAY WITH
ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF TO DRIZZLE. TOTAL
RAIN AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL BE LIKELY BEFORE
FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR PONDING OF WATER ISSUES ARE POSSIBLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS AND WITH RIVER LEVELS ALREADY HIGH OR IN FLOOD...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THESE ISSUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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 WEDNESDAY.

LAZ026-MSZ048>066-072>074-052100-
CONCORDIA-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
259 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF INTERACTS WITH INCREASING
GULF MOISTURE TO BRING A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TO AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A DE KALB...TO JACKSON...TO ACME LOUISIANA
LINE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL COULD BRING LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A BROOKHAVEN TO QUITMAN LINE. IT IS IN THIS SPECIFIED AREA
THAT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WITH THE
GENERALLY SATURATED STATE OF THE GROUND AND THE EXPECTED
RAINFALL...MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY ARISE IN THE FLOOD WATCH
AREA. OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD WATCH THERE MAY BE MINOR TO MODERATE
PONDING OF WATER ISSUES IN LOW LYING AREAS.

.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 WEDNESDAY.

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 4, 6:30 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
630 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010

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

0628 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ELLISVILLE              31.60N 89.21W
02/04/2010                   JONES              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS...SMOKIE RD...TOWNSHIP
            ...ROSE LANE...AND ORANGE DR. ACROSS COUNTY.

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JALLEN
Local storm report, Feb 4, 6:34 PM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
634 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010

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

0600 PM     FLOOD            FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
02/04/2010                   RANKIN             MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERAL MAIN CREEKS AND STREAMS IN FLORENCE ARE FULL OR
            FLOODING. COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 1.99 INCHES SINCE RAIN
            BEGAN LAST NIGHT AND 1.37 INCHES SINCE 7AM THIS MORNING.

&&

JALLEN
Local storm report, Feb 4, 7:53 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
753 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010

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

0751 PM     FLOOD            QUITMAN                 32.04N 88.72W
02/04/2010                   CLARKE             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF STANDING WATER IN DRIVEWAYS AND YARDS.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Feb 4, 7:55 PM CST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
755 PM CST THU FEB 04 2010

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

0751 PM     FLOOD            3 E COLLINSVILLE        32.49N 88.79W
02/04/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF STANDING WATER IN YARDS.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Feb 4, 8:01 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 4, 8:44 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 4, 7:26 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren11 days
Feb 4, 7:55 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale4 hr
Feb 4, 8:14 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin3 hr
Feb 4, 8:27 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee4 hr
Feb 4, 8:37 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson3 hr
Feb 4, 9:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANJones13 hr
Feb 4, 9:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke36 hr
Feb 4, 9:35 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryJANForrest36 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

Sources

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