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River Flood Advisory 7, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood advisory at Mar 13, 2016, 10:46 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Desha County, Arkansas. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2016, 10:46 AM CDT (15:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 10:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chicot County, AR, Desha County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 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 Mississippi River near Arkansas City (ARSA4).
- Action stage
- 36 ft
- Minor stage
- 37 ft
- Moderate stage
- 40 ft
- Major stage
- 44 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 advisory 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 advisory went out at Mar 13, 10:20 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 10:20 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 5:56 AM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 556 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-034-141100- ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON- 556 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MAINLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING AND RUNOFF ISSUES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .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 THROUGH TONIGHT. LAZ015-016-MSZ029-032-037-043-047-141100- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-ATTALA-MADISON MS-WARREN- 556 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MAINLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND A TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .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 THROUGH TONIGHT. LAZ007>009-MSZ025>028-035-036-040>042-141100- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- 556 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MAINLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD POSE SOME MINOR FLASH FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .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 THROUGH TONIGHT. LAZ023>026-MSZ030-031-033-038-039-044>046-048>066-072>074-141100- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 556 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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. 28 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *TORNADOES* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...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. 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. *FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT...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/NWSJACKSONMS 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 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 8:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:46 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 36 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:58 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison | 42 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Mississippi, 2016River Flood Advisories in Arkansas, 2016Every river flood advisory in 2016
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.