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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Jackson, MS

April 13, 2014Clay County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2014, 8:08 PM CDT for Clay County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 15, 2014, 7:51 PM CDT. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2014, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2014, 7:51 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 18, 2014, 4:59 AM CDT
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Clay County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Tibbee Creek near Tibbee (TBBM6).

Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
23 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02441000, 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 13, 3:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 5:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
523 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-142230-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
523 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

TORNADOES
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT

FLOODING
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL
SUPPORT SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH BEING
THE PRIMARY RISK ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS
WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO FIVE INCHES COULD CAUSE FLOODING MONDAY.
LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF A BASTROP LOUISIANA TO GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI
LINE HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

FROST CAPABLE OF DAMAGING TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT. A LIGHT
FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS IN SPOTS.

PATCHY FROST CAPABLE OF MINOR DAMAGE TO TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.

MSZ029>033-038-039-045-046-051-052-057-058-066-142230-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-JONES-
523 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

TORNADOES
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY MONDAY

FLOODING
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH BEING THE PRIMARY
RISK. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO
THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO FIVE INCHES COULD CAUSE FLOODING MONDAY.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

FROST CAPABLE OF DAMAGING TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT. A LIGHT
FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS IN SPOTS.

PATCHY FROST CAPABLE OF MINOR DAMAGE TO TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

MSZ037-043-044-048>050-053>056-059>065-072>074-142230-
ATTALA-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
523 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

TORNADOES
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY TONIGHT

FLOODING
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS
MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH BEING THE
PRIMARY RISK. A FEW TORNADOES AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WITH SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL DEVELOP
MONDAY AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW
TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO FIVE INCHES COULD CAUSE FLOODING MONDAY.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

FROST CAPABLE OF DAMAGING TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT. A LIGHT
FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS IN SPOTS.

PATCHY FROST CAPABLE OF MINOR DAMAGE TO TENDER VEGETATION IS EXPECTED
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

EC

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*TORNADOES*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR
 GREATER.
HIGH...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES.
LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE.

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
HIGH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH
 OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF
 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60
 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.

*FLOODING*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
HIGH...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING.
LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

NWS JAN HOME PAGE...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.JACKSONMS.GOV
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/
SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/#
SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
SPC...STORM REPORTS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/
NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES...

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RFC HOME PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LMRFC/
NWS SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/NATIONALFLOODOUTLOOK/INDEX.HTML
WPC DAY 1 THROUGH 3 EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/EXCESS_RAIN.SHTML
WPC EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFERD.HTML
WPC DAY 1 THROUGH 7 QPF...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/QPF2.SHTML
WPC QPF DISCUSSION...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFHSD.HTML
NWS JAN OBSERVED PRECIPITATION IMAGES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=PRECIPMAPS

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower48 min
Apr 14, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower62 min
Apr 14, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington29 min
Apr 14, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Humphreys3 hr
Apr 14, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery60 min
Apr 14, 3:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster45 min
Apr 14, 3:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Warren, Yazoo9 hr
Apr 14, 3:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott61 min
Apr 14, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba58 min
Apr 14, 3:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMadison10 hr
Apr 14, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo29 min
Apr 14, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala46 min
Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey7 hr
Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison51 min
Apr 14, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton58 min
Apr 14, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake60 min
Apr 14, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper61 min
Apr 14, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin61 min
Apr 14, 4:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott9 hr
Apr 14, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds52 min
Apr 14, 4:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba28 min
Apr 14, 4:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin6 hr
Apr 14, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott45 min
Apr 14, 4:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale61 min
Apr 14, 5:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper43 min
Apr 14, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith59 min
Apr 14, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke, Jasper31 min
Apr 14, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper53 min
Apr 14, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones72 hr
Apr 14, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Apr 14, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala3 days
Apr 14, 12:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena3 hr
Apr 14, 12:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANWashington83 min
Apr 14, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena, Sharkey29 min
Apr 14, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena, Sharkey30 min
Apr 14, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo58 min
Apr 14, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo47 min
Apr 14, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Warren6 hr
Apr 14, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren33 min
Apr 14, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSharkey30 min
Apr 14, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren59 min
Apr 14, 3:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena3 hr
Apr 14, 3:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANYazoo3 hr
Apr 14, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo29 min
Apr 14, 4:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren3 hr
Apr 14, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo21 min
Apr 14, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren, Yazoo61 min
Apr 14, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Warren42 min
Apr 14, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison53 min
Apr 14, 4:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery3 hr
Apr 14, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin58 min
Apr 14, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo53 min
Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison51 min
Apr 14, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott53 min
Apr 14, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Neshoba32 min
Apr 14, 6:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANIssaquena6 hr
Apr 14, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper, Newton45 min
Apr 14, 6:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANYazoo6 hr
Apr 14, 6:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren8 hr
Apr 13, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula42 min
Apr 14, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin28 min
Apr 14, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse27 min
Apr 14, 11:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse, Richland54 min
Apr 14, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWest Carroll30 min
Apr 14, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll78 min
Apr 14, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin67 min
Apr 14, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTensas30 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Every river flood warning in 2014

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.