River Flood Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS

315 
WGUS84 KJAN 230056
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
755 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 
Mississippi...

  Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove affecting Leake County 
  Pearl River Above Philadelphia affecting Neshoba County 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive or walk through areas where water covers roadway! The 
water may be deeper than it appears. Remember...Turn around, don't 
drown!

Forecasts are based on rainfall that has occurred and that which is 
forecast to occur. Routine 12 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. Routine 48 hours of forecast rainfall is used on Tibbee 
Creek...Luxapallila Creek...Noxubee River...and the Tombigbee River.


The next regularly scheduled update is expected between 8 and 10 AM.

&&

MSC099-240655-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0037.150323T1600Z-000000T0000Z/
/PLAM6.1.ER.150323T1600Z.150325T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
755 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015


The Flood Warning continues for
  The Pearl River Above Philadelphia
* from Monday morning until further notice.
* At  6:45 PM Sunday the stage was 11.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by late tomorrow 
  morning and will continue to rise to near 14.0 feet by Tuesday 
  evening.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Water begins to cover some of the Burnside 
  Lake Water Park roadways and camp areas.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Water begins to affect Burnside Lake Water 
  Park.

&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Mon   Tue   Wed Crest Time  Date

Upper Pearl River
Philadelphia   13  11.9 Sun 07 PM  12.8  13.8  13.9  14.0 07 PM 03/24


&&


LAT...LON 3289 8922 3291 8915 3293 8902 3292 8893
      3284 8892 3277 8918             



$$

MSC079-240655-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150326T0300Z/
/WTGM6.1.ER.150323T0900Z.150324T1200Z.150325T1200Z.NO/
755 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...Flood Warning extended until Wednesday evening...

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove
* until Wednesday evening.
* At  7:00 PM Sunday the stage was 24.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by early tomorrow 
  and will continue to rise to near 25.5 feet by Wednesday morning. 
* Impact...At 25.0 feet...Agricultural land and low areas along and 
  near the river begin to flood.

&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Mon   Tue   Wed Crest Time  Date

Tuscolameta Creek
Walnut Grove   25  24.6 Sun 07 PM  25.1  25.5  23.4  25.5 07 AM 03/25


&&


LAT...LON 3266 8953 3261 8945 3257 8935 3250 8942
      3258 8953 3263 8960             



$$

866 
WGUS84 KJAN 231543
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
1043 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015


...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers 
in Mississippi...
 
  Pearl River Above Philadelphia affecting Neshoba County


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive or walk through areas where water covers roadway! The 
water may be deeper than it appears. Remember...Turn around, don't 
drown!

Forecasts are based on rainfall that has occurred and that which is 
forecast to occur. Routine 12 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. 

Additional information is available at:  
http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=jan

The next regularly scheduled update is expected tonight between 8 and
10 PM.

&&

MSC099-231613-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150323T1543Z/
/PLAM6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1043 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Pearl River Above Philadelphia.
* At  9:45 AM Monday the stage was 12.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will crest below flood stage at 12.4 feet this
  evening.


&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Tue   Wed   Thu Crest Time  Date

Upper Pearl River
Philadelphia   13  12.3 Mon 10 AM  12.4  12.3  12.0  12.4 01 AM 03/24


&&


LAT...LON 3289 8922 3291 8915 3293 8902 3292 8893
      3284 8892 3277 8918             



$$

058 
WGUS84 KJAN 240051
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
751 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Mississippi...

  Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove affecting Leake County 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive or walk through areas where water covers roadway! The 
water may be deeper than it appears. Remember...Turn around, don't 
drown!

Forecasts are based on rainfall that has occurred and that which is 
forecast to occur. Routine 12 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. Routine 48 hours of forecast rainfall is used on Tibbee 
Creek...Luxapallila Creek...Noxubee River...and the Tombigbee River.


The next regularly scheduled update is expected between 8 and 10 AM.

&&

MSC079-250651-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150325T1500Z/
/WTGM6.1.ER.150324T0600Z.150324T0600Z.150325T0000Z.NO/
751 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2015


The Flood Warning continues for
  The Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove
* until Wednesday morning.
* At 7:00 PM Monday the stage was 25.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage just 
  after midnight tonight.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet...Agricultural land and low areas along and 
  near the river begin to flood.

&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Tue   Wed   Thu Crest Time  Date

Tuscolameta Creek
Walnut Grove   25  25.0 Mon 07 PM  25.0  24.7  22.5  25.0 01 AM 03/24


&&


LAT...LON 3266 8953 3261 8945 3257 8935 3250 8942
      3258 8953 3263 8960             



$$

083 
WGUS84 KJAN 241452
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
952 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015


...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers 
in Mississippi...
 
  Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove affecting Leake County


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive or walk through areas where water covers roadway! The 
water may be deeper than it appears. Remember...Turn around, don't 
drown!

Forecasts are based on rainfall that has occurred and that which is 
forecast to occur. Routine 12 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. 

Additional information is available at:  
http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=jan

The next regularly scheduled update is expected tonight between 8 and
10 PM.

&&

MSC079-241522-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150325T1500Z/
/WTGM6.1.ER.150324T0222Z.150324T0745Z.150324T1045Z.NO/
952 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove.
* At  9:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 24.9 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at  5:45 AM Tuesday.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river has crested will continue to fall to 23.4 feet by tomorrow
  morning.

&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Wed   Thu   Fri Crest Time  Date

Tuscolameta Creek
Walnut Grove   25  24.9 Tue 09 AM  23.4  18.3  16.0   Crested          


&&


LAT...LON 3266 8953 3261 8945 3257 8935 3250 8942
      3258 8953 3263 8960             



$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
457 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS TODAY.

A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION
THIS MORNING. WE ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO SEE A BIT OF A BREAK IN
THE ACTION OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA AS SOME MID LEVEL DRY
AIR BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA AS EVIDENCED BY LATEST WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY. THIS DECREASE IN COVERAGE ALSO COINCIDES WITH A GENERAL
DECREASE IN UPPER DIVERGENCE AS THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE CWA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE FAIRLY COMMON ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR...WITH
A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS GETTING CLOSER TO 3. THE UPPER SHORTWAVE OF
INTEREST THIS WEEKEND IS NOW OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY WITH THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TAKING SHAPE AROUND THE LA/TX BORDER.

HEADING THROUGH THE MORNING...THE BULK OF PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW
AND NORTHWARD ADVANCING SURFACE FRONT. RAIN WILL BECOME LESS
WIDESPREAD THROUGH MIDDAY AS THIS COMPLEX CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE AREA. LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS A SLIGHTLY
FASTER PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...WITH THE
LOW NEAR JACKSON BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING EASTWARD ALONG THE I-
20 CORRIDOR INTO EAST MS BY MID AFTERNOON. WITH A MORE UNSTABLE LOW
LEVEL AIRMASS ADVECTING NORTHWARD WITH THE SURFACE LOW/FRONT...
SCATTERED SURFACE-BASED CONVECTION WILL BECOME POSSIBLE...WITH HIGH-
RES GUIDANCE INDICATING THE AFTERNOON AS THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME
FOR DEVELOPMENT. THE FASTER PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW PLACES A
SMALLER PORTION OF THE AREA IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STORMS AT
THE TIME THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND
EAST OF I-55. SOME CLEARING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD ALLOW SBCAPES TO REACH THE 1000-1500 J/KG
RANGE. OVERLAID WITH 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES IN THE 50-60 KT
RANGE...THERE REMAINS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE
STORMS. WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT A LIMITED THREAT IN
HWO/GRAPHICS...BUT WILL TRIM BACK THE OUTLOOK AREA A BIT IN THE WEST
WHERE TIMING NOW APPEARS TO BE LESS FAVORABLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA...THEN LESS WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. MOST AREAS
NORTH OF A WINNSBORO TO VICKSBURG TO PHILADELPHIA LINE HAVE SEEN
LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN THUS FAR. IT IS INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY THAT
THE ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED TO FALL IN THESE AREAS WOULD LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING ISSUES...THOUGH ANY ONGOING RIVER FLOODING COULD BE
EXACERBATED. FARTHER SOUTH...SOME LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING REMAINS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR...PARTICULARLY IN
ANY LOCALIZED AREA THAT RECEIVED HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE
PAST 24 HOURS. WITH THIS IN MIND...THE LIMITED FLOOD THREAT AREA
WILL BE TRIMMED BACK CONSIDERABLY TO MAINLY SOUTH AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING REMAINS UNLIKELY.

LIGHTER STRATIFORM RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS WILL LINGER INTO TONIGHT AS
THE UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES OVER THE AREA...WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST BY MONDAY MORNING. BUFR SOUNDINGS SUGGEST LOW
CLOUDS COULD LINGER INTO A GOOD CHUNK OF THE DAY TOMORROW...AND
POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CERTAINLY LIMIT DAYTIME
HEATING MONDAY AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MONDAY NIGHT. /DL/

LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED IN
THE GUIDANCE OR THINKING FOR THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD.

TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY - DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE ARKLAMISS. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE
CROSSING THE MS VALLEY WILL BRING WARM EARLY SPRING TEMPERATURES
WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER 80S WEDNESDAY - HAVE SIDED
WITH THE WARMER GUIDANCE GIVEN STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND MIXING AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT - GULF MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW
TO RETURN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. LIMITED MOISTURE COMBINED WITH
WEAK LIFT AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN A FRONTOLYTIC PATTERN WILL
YIELD LIMITED CONVECTIVE RAINFALL.

FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - GLOBAL MODELS AGREE THAT A SHARP NORTHERN
STREAM TROUGH WILL BRING A SURGE OF CHILLY POLAR AIR SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE MS VALLEY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS
WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT FROST/FREEZE EVENT WHICH COULD HAVE BIG
IMPACTS GIVEN RECENT WARMTH AND START OF THE GROWING SEASON.  MOS
GUIDANCE IS NOT GOING TO PICK UP ON THIS WELL SO FAR OUT DUE TO
CLIMATOLOGY INFLUENCES...AND HAVE CUT MOST VALUES BY SEVERAL DEGREES
FOR THIS FORECAST. JUST TO GIVEN AN IDEA OF THE POTENTIAL...SLU CIPS
ANALOG GUIDANCE CENTERED ON SATURDAY INDICATES 50-60% EXCEEDANCE OF
THE <32F FOR 5 HR THRESHOLD OVER EAST CENTRAL MS...AND > 50%
EXCEEDANCE OF THE <32F FOR 1 HR THRESHOLD FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA. /EC/

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
THIS EARLY MORNING AS WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES.
IFR TO OCCASIONALLY LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
MAJORITY OF THE TAF PERIOD AS CEILINGS REMAIN RATHER LOW. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...
BRINGING OCCASIONAL VISBY REDUCTIONS. AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-20
INCLUDING HBG MAY SEE A PERIOD OF IMPROVEMENT TO VFR DURING THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT TS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. CEILINGS
ARE THEN EXPECTED TO LOWER AGAIN BY THE EVENING. /DL/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       67  53  68  50 /  67  42  10   0
MERIDIAN      68  54  66  48 /  97  46  22   5
VICKSBURG     64  53  70  50 /  63  33   7   0
HATTIESBURG   77  57  71  51 /  74  34  17   4
NATCHEZ       67  54  68  50 /  39  24   7   0
GREENVILLE    58  50  69  50 /  98  40   6   0
GREENWOOD     59  51  70  49 /  99  48   9   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

DL/EC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
908 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>048-053-
059>061-230000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-
CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
908 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

MSZ049>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-230000-
RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
908 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TODAY

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE OUTLOOK
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE THE PRIMARY
THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS...BUT HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.

LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 TODAY.

19

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT...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.

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SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
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