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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Jackson, MS

January 4, 2015Lowndes County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Jan 4, 2015, 9:26 AM CST for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 12:36 AM CST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2015, 9:26 AM CST (15:26 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 6, 2015, 12:36 AM CST
Expired: Jan 7, 2015, 2:40 AM CST
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lowndes County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Luxapallila Creek near Columbus (CLUM6). The gauge peaked at 13.91 ft at Jan 6, 2015, 5:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02443500, 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 Jan 4, 4:26 AM CST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 4:26 AM CST, 5 hours 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
Jan 3, 8:43 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion	10 hr
Jan 3, 9:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	8 days
Jan 3, 9:42 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke	4 days
Jan 3, 9:44 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Newton, Scott, Simpson and 1 more	10 hr
Jan 3, 10:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale	10 hr
Jan 4, 11:11 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Franklin	3 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.