Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Mar 8, 2011, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2011, 11:00 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Smith County, MS

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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577 
WGUS54 KJAN 090300
FFWJAN
MSC129-090500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0020.110309T0300Z-110309T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CST

* AT 859 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF SMITH
  COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN AN
  HOUR...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PINEVILLE...BURNS AND WHITE OAK

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 3203 8965 3206 8966 3206 8972 3221 8973
      3222 8972 3222 8932 3181 8933 3180 8941
      3179 8965

$$

AEG

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.