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River Flood Warning 87, NWS Jackson, MS

April 18, 2013Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2013, 10:01 PM CDT for Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 19, 2013, 6:53 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2013, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 19, 2013, 6:53 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2013, 10:36 AM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Black River at West (WSTM6). The gauge peaked at 14.80 ft at Apr 20, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07289350, 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 18, 9:30 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 9:30 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 3:51 PM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
351 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-192100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
351 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A
POTENT DISTURBANCE AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVE INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AND
SHEARED AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS HIGH AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS FROM 60 TO 80 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
TORNADOES. THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST A FEW STRONG TORNADOES EXISTS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENT
AND RAINFALL RATES OF AT LEAST A FEW INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIKELY BE
HIGH ENOUGH TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN A FEW LOCATIONS. SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS CAN EXPECT RISES IN WATER
LEVELS.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM THE SOUTH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT GUSTS RANGING FROM 35 TO 40 MPH.

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

PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOWS SHOULD RANGE
FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

LAZ024>026-MSZ029-030-032-033-037-038-043>045-047>050-053>056-
059>063-192100-
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WEBSTER-CLAY-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-
WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
351 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALSO PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AS A POTENT
DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION INTO AN UNSTABLE
AND SHEARED AIR MASS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. AT LEAST A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 11 PM.

IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENT
AS RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN A FEW LOCATIONS. SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS
AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OBSERVE RISES IN WATER LEVELS.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA FOR THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 25
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT GUSTS RANGING FROM 30 TO 35 MPH.

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

PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOWS SHOULD RANGE
FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NEEDED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

MSZ031-039-046-051-052-057-058-064>066-072>074-192100-
LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
351 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS A
POTENT DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION INTO AN
SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AND SHEARED AIR MASS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 60 MPH. A FEW
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
TWENTY. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT GUSTS RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH.

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

PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOWS SHOULD RANGE
FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE NIGHT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

MSZ026-027-182350-
GRENADA MS-CARROLL MS-
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVALON AT 622 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND WESTERN GRENADA COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3387 8976 3387 8972 3386 8971 3355 9010
      3365 9010 3368 9013 3372 9014 3379 9014
      3382 9011 3382 8999 3383 8994 3390 8992
      3390 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 229DEG 43KT 3364 9014

JA

Local storm report, Apr 18, 7:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
724 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE YAZOO CITY        32.84N 90.40W
04/18/2013                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF A TREE DOWN ON HIGHLAND DRIVE AND PINELAND
            DRIVE.

&&

DCOX

Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 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 18, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	66 min
Apr 18, 7:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	2 hr
Apr 18, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha	61 min
Apr 18, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake	10 min
Apr 18, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	32 min
Apr 19, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	47 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.