Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Mar 8, 2011, 8:30 PM CST (02:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2011, 10:30 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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226 
WGUS54 KJAN 090230
FFWJAN
MSC031-065-090430-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0019.110309T0230Z-110309T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLLINS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CST

* AT 827 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WESTERN JEFFERSON
  DAVIS COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST...AND WERE
  PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR. THIS WILL
  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS THE
  STORMS MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CLEM...HEBRON AND MOUNT OLIVE

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 3176 8997 3179 8942 3144 8939 3143 8948
      3144 8982 3140 8982 3139 8995

$$

294 
WGUS74 KJAN 090346
FFSJAN

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

MSC031-065-090430-
/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110309T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COVINGTON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
946 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 940 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SOUTH OF 
TAYLORSVILLE...TO COLLINS...TO NEAR PRENTISS. THE STORMS WERE 
NEARLY STATIONARY.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF COVINGTON COUNTY TO NEAR PRENTISS IN
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOW MOVING REPEATEDLY
OVER THE SAME AREA FROM PRENTISS...TO COLLINS...TO JUST SOUTH
OF TAYLORSVILLE. THIS IS LIKELY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...
STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. SHOULD THESE STORMS PERSIST IN 
THE SAME AREA FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS...SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING
MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 3176 8997 3179 8942 3144 8939 3143 8948
      3144 8982 3140 8982 3139 8995

$$

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