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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS

April 3, 2017Leake County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2017, 12:25 PM CDT for Leake County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2017, 12:25 PM CDT (17:25 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2017, 2:17 PM CDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Leake County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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 Pearl River at Edinburg (ENBM6). The gauge peaked at 21.11 ft at Apr 5, 2017, 2:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate102004/0304/0404/05
Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02482000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

909 
WGUS44 KJAN 031725
FLWJAN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
1225 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017


...The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Mississippi... 

  Pearl River At Edinburg 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 24 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. 

Additional information is available at:  
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=jan

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

&&

MSC079-041917-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0018.170403T1800Z-170404T1917Z/
/ENBM6.1.ER.170403T1800Z.170404T0000Z.170404T0417Z.NO/
1225 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Pearl River At Edinburg
* until Tuesday afternoon.
* At 11:45 AM Monday the stage was 19.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by this afternoon 
  and will continue to rise to near 20.5 feet by this evening. 
* Impact...At 20.0 feet...Minor overbank flooding is occurring south 
  of the river.

&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 6 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Tue   Wed   Thu Crest Time  Date

Upper Pearl River
Edinburg       20  19.3 Mon 12 PM  18.1  14.3  15.3  20.5 07 PM 04/03


&&


LAT...LON 3280 8951 3285 8935 3289 8922 3277 8918
      3273 8932 3268 8946             



$$
1 follow-up statement
215 
WGUS84 KJAN 040202
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
902 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017


...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers 
in Mississippi...
 
  Pearl River At Edinburg 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 24 hours of forecast rainfall is used for 
most sites. 

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

&&

MSC079-040232-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170404T1917Z/
/ENBM6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
902 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Pearl River At Edinburg.
* At  7:45 PM Monday the stage was 19.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested below flood stage at 19.7 feet. The 
  river will fall to 17.2 feet by Wednesday.


&&
 
              Flood    Observed        Forecast 6 AM      Crest
Location      Stg   Stg Day  Time   Tue   Wed   Thu Crest Time  Date

Upper Pearl River
Edinburg       20  19.5 Mon 08 PM  18.6  17.2  18.1     Falling          


&&


LAT...LON 3280 8951 3285 8935 3289 8922 3277 8918
      3273 8932 3268 8946             



$$

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 3, 7:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
701 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017

.UPDATE...
Updated for 12Z aviation discussion.

&&

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF discussion:
A line of showers and thunderstorms will be east of a KGTR to KMEI
to KHBG line by 14Z today. MVFR ceilings and briefly lower
visibility will accompany storms before VFR conditions expected at
all TAF sites through the period. Gusty southwest winds up to
around 25 to 30 mph will be possible across the region today, with
winds becoming light and variable after 00Z Tuesday. There is a
slight chance for BR or FG development early Tuesday morning. /NF/

&&

.DISCUSSION...
While low-level shear vectors never aligned well enough to realize
a significant tornado potential overnight, reports of wind damage
and flash flooding continue to come in early this morning. The
remains of the overnight QLCS should push eastward out of the
forecast area early this morning, with a lingering flash flood
threat where heavy rain is falling. We expect this round of rain
to be out of eastern Mississippi by around 10 AM today. There is
a low end chance for redevelopment of showers later in the day as
the shortwave trough axis passes overhead, but do not anticipate
any strong or severe thunderstorms to develop. Strong and gusty
winds will persist in the Delta region for the next few hours due
to wake low development over Arkansas, while breezy southwest
gradient winds due to synoptic scale forcing will overspread the
ArkLaMiss by late this morning.

The main period of concern through the rest of the 7 Day forecast
period will be Tuesday night into Wednesday. A shortwave trough
deepening at the base of a broad central CONUS trough will
approach the region by Tuesday afternoon. At the surface this will
result in cyclogenesis and lift a warm front into our forecast
area Tuesday night. Forecast soundings indicate potentially decent
amounts of instability and deep layer shear for elevated
thunderstorms before sunrise on Wednesday, especially for
locations south of Interstate 20. Given the potential for
another round of overnight severe weather, be sure to pay
attention to forecast updates through early this week.

A cold front will push through the area during the day Wednesday,
bringing cooler weather through the end of this week. Then a
warming trend will commence as an upper-level ridge builds over
the region. Went with a general consensus of model guidance for
the second half of this week, but did lean toward warmer guidance
late in the week and over the weekend. /NF/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       78  57  85  63 /  39   5   2  34
Meridian      80  56  84  62 /  88   6   2  46
Vicksburg     78  57  84  63 /  21   4   2  27
Hattiesburg   82  57  85  65 /  81   4   2  52
Natchez       78  57  84  64 /  14   3   2  30
Greenville    74  55  82  61 /  36   5   3  21
Greenwood     74  57  83  61 /  49   6   2  24

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Flash Flood Watch until 9 AM CDT this morning for MSZ043>046-
     048>052-055>058-063>066-072>074.

LA...None.
AR...None.

&&

NF
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 11:36 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1136 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
041645-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-
Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-
Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-
Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
1136 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central
Mississippi, and south central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...The rest of Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of
central Mississippi, portions of south central Mississippi,
east central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi 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 Tuesday
night.

21

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

No short term hazards expected.

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

NWS JAN Home page...
   www.weather.gov/jan
Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page...
   www.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

Find NWS JAN on Facebook...
   www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Twitter...
   @NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Youtube...
   www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1021 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE QUITMAN            32.02N 88.70W
04/03/2017                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 140
            NEAR THE CITY LIMITS OF QUITMAN. .

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1024 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0323 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NNE SHUBUTA           31.96N 88.63W
04/03/2017                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 680 AND 690.

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1028 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0328 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW SHUBUTA           31.94N 88.73W
04/03/2017                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 280.

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0329 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE QUITMAN           32.06N 88.67W
04/03/2017                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES HAD BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 18
            EAST. ONE LARGE OAK HAD FALLEN ON A HOUSE.

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1046 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0339 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW QUITMAN           32.05N 88.73W
04/03/2017                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER WAS ACROSS HICKORY AND WILLOW STREET
            IN QUITMAN. REPORT OF A PARKING LOT FLOODED
            ON NORTH ARCHUSA AVENUE. WATER STREET WAS
            FLOODED. NORTH JACKSON AVENUE AT ANDERSON
            STREET WERE FLOODED. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL
            ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FLOODING. .

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1051 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017

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

0200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E RIDGELAND           32.42N 90.10W
04/03/2017                   MADISON            MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            RICE ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR
            HARBOR DRIVE.

&&

NWS JACKSON MS
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 7:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Warren5 hr
Apr 2, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo44 min
Apr 2, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds51 min
Apr 2, 7:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo4 hr
Apr 2, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Rankin, Yazoo51 min
Apr 2, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Simpson49 min
Apr 2, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis45 min
Apr 2, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith55 min
Apr 2, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison, Scott45 min
Apr 2, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison36 min
Apr 2, 9:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott4 hr
Apr 2, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith28 min
Apr 2, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott39 min
Apr 2, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren13 days
Apr 2, 10:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes8 days
Apr 2, 10:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo11 days
Apr 2, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson46 min
Apr 2, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale53 min
Apr 2, 11:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo4 hr
Apr 2, 11:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson4 hr
Apr 2, 11:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton4 hr
Apr 2, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin62 min
Apr 2, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln61 min
Apr 3, 12:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANWarren3 hr
Apr 3, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Lincoln48 min
Apr 3, 12:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin4 hr
Apr 3, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson47 min
Apr 3, 1:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Madison, Scott3 hr
Apr 3, 1:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and 1 more66 min
Apr 3, 2:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Apr 3, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith52 min
Apr 3, 2:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo3 hr
Apr 3, 3:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Smith3 hr
Apr 3, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Lauderdale62 min
Apr 3, 3:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jones3 hr
Apr 3, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion52 min
Apr 3, 3:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton3 hr
Apr 3, 3:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence3 hr
Apr 3, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar40 min
Apr 3, 4:07 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott6 hr
Apr 3, 4:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion3 hr
Apr 3, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest26 min
Apr 3, 5:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Scott4 hr
Apr 3, 5:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo6 hr
Apr 3, 6:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake8 days
Apr 3, 6:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Apr 3, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNoxubee3 days
Apr 3, 10:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke4 days
Apr 3, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore48 hr
Apr 3, 11:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin7 days
Apr 3, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson10 days
Apr 3, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLawrence11 days
Apr 3, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMarion12 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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.