Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Mar 8, 2011, 7:11 PM CST (01:11 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2011, 8:35 PM CST

In force

84 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

312 
WGUS54 KJAN 090111
FFWJAN
MSC073-091-090300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0016.110309T0111Z-110309T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
711 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...SANDY HOOK...COLUMBIA...
  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST HATTIESBURG...

* UNTIL 900 PM CST

* AT 705 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN TWO PARTS OF THE
  WARNED AREA...OVER SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY AND OVER NORTHERN 
  MARION COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST.

* DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING AT THIS TIME OVER
  SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE AREAS AROUND PURVIS...
  BAXTERVILLE AND LUMBERTON. RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES
  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT INDICATED THAT RAINFALL OF NEARLY TWO AND HALF INCHES
  HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR. HIGHWAY 13 SOUTHEAST OF BAXTERVILLE
  IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY OCCURRING IN NORTHERN PARTS OF
MARION COUNTY...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 
HOUR. 

ADDITIONAL WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 8951 3101 8955 3101 8983 3108 8984
      3108 8991 3114 8994 3114 9000 3125 9004
      3140 9004 3139 8982 3144 8982 3144 8945
      3135 8945 3135 8935 3102 8934 3102 8942
      3099 8944

$$

041 
WGUS74 KJAN 090235
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
835 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

MSC073-091-090243-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110309T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAMAR MS-MARION MS-
835 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MARION AND LAMAR
COUNTIES...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES AND RAINFALL
HAS DIMINISHED. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS SOUTHERN
LAMAR COUNTY...AND FROM WESTERN MARION COUNTY ACROSS NORTHERN LAMAR
COUNTY. THIS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING. ALTHOUGH WATERS SHOULD NOW BE
RECEDING...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLASH FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3103 8951 3101 8955 3101 8983 3108 8984
      3108 8991 3114 8994 3114 9000 3125 9004
      3140 9004 3139 8982 3144 8982 3144 8945
      3135 8945 3135 8935 3102 8934 3102 8942
      3099 8944

$$

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