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River Flood Warning 58, NWS Jackson, MS

June 24, 2017Lawrence County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Jun 24, 2017, 7:17 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jun 24, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2017, 7:17 AM CDT (12:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 24, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 8:11 PM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lawrence County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 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 near Monticello (MTCM6). The gauge peaked at 22.71 ft at Jun 26, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
21 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02488500, 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 Jun 24, 7:17 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:17 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
357 AM CDT Sat Jun 24 2017

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Ashley-Chicot-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-
Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Sharkey-
357 AM CDT Sat Jun 24 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

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 Friday.

LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ040-042>056-059-250900-
Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-
Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Issaquena-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-
Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-
Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jefferson-
357 AM CDT Sat Jun 24 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast
Louisiana, central Mississippi, and southwest Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

FLOODING
THREAT...Limited
TIMING...Today

Heavy downpours of one to two inches may also pose a threat for
localized flooding through this afternoon.

(www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

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 Friday.

LAZ026-MSZ057-058-060>066-072>074-250900-
Concordia-Jasper-Clarke-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
357 AM CDT Sat Jun 24 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

FLOODING
THREAT...Elevated
TIMING...Today

Heavy downpours of two to four inches will pose a threat for
some flooding. The flooding risk will linger through this
afternoon.

(www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

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 Friday.

21

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*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.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

Tropical page...
   www.weather.gov/jan/tropical
National Hurricane Center Home Page...
   www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES...

Current Watches and Warnings...
   www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain

Observed Precipitation Images...
   www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps

River Forecast Center...
   www.weather.gov/lmrfc/
Significant River Flood Outlook...
   www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html
Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall...
   www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml
Excessive Rainfall Discussion...
   www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html
Day 1 through 7 QPF...
   www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml
QPF Discussion...
   www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 4:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
448 AM CDT SAT JUN 24 2017

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

1030 PM     FLOOD            7 NNE ENTERPRISE        32.26N 88.76W
06/23/2017                   LAUDERDALE         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BRONSON ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE OKATIBBEE CREEK
            WAS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington55 min
Jun 23, 7:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANJones12 hr
Jun 23, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore, Sunflower55 min
Jun 23, 8:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANJones12 hr
Jun 23, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena56 min
Jun 23, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren55 min
Jun 23, 10:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANYazoo3 hr
Jun 23, 10:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest117 min
Jun 24, 3:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAdams, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Jasper and 6 more15 hr
Jun 24, 7:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Jun 24, 7:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake6 days
Jun 24, 11:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin4 days
Jun 23, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland53 min
Jun 23, 9:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRichland114 min
Jun 24, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANConcordia54 min
Jun 23, 8:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAshley96 min

Nearby

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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.