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River Flood Warning 73, NWS Jackson, MS

April 7, 2019Neshoba County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 7, 2019, 9:10 AM CDT for Neshoba County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 9, 2019, 10:14 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2019, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2019, 10:14 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 14 days
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Neshoba County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Pearl River near Philadelphia/at Burnside (PLAM6). The gauge peaked at 14.43 ft at Apr 16, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02481880, 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 Apr 7, 6:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 6:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 7:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-035-
040-041-047-081245-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-
Grenada-Washington-Humphreys-Issaquena-Sharkey-Warren-
736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...This afternoon through Tonight

FLOODING
THREAT...Elevated
TIMING...Tonight

Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this
afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns
will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes
will be possible. In addition, heavy rainfall will also occur
which may lead to flash flooding.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)
(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm
system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may
occur.

.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 Monday night.

LAZ026-MSZ027>033-036>039-042>045-048>051-053>056-059>066-072>074-
081245-
Concordia-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-
Oktibbeha-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-
Neshoba-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-
Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-
Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...This afternoon through Tonight

FLOODING
THREAT...Limited
TIMING...Tonight

Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this
afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns
will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes
will be possible. In addition, heavy rainfall will also occur
which may lead to flash flooding.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)
(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm
system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may
occur.

.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 Monday night.

MSZ046-052-057-058-081245-
Kemper-Lauderdale-Jasper-Clarke-
736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of east central
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Today through Tonight

Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this
afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns
will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes
will be possible.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm
system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may
occur.

.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 Monday night.

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&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
High...Significant severe thunderstorms are expected.
Moderate...Severe storms expected with significant
 severe weather possible.
Enhanced...Severe storms expected.
Slight...Severe storms possible.
Marginal...Isolated severe storms possible.

*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...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan
Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

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

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

Storm Prediction Center (SPC)...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Meso Analysis...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/
Day 1 through 3 Outlooks...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/
Storm Reports...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/
...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES...

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

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

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

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 8:26 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 8:43 AM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:53 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:57 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 9:10 AM CDT, 0 minutes 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
Apr 6, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	5 days
Apr 6, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	30 min
Apr 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	30 min
Apr 6, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	30 min
Apr 6, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	27 min
Apr 6, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery	46 min
Apr 6, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	30 min
Apr 7, 5:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	45 min
Apr 7, 6:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	51 min
Apr 7, 6:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	27 min
Apr 7, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	27 min
Apr 7, 7:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	35 min
Apr 7, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	34 min
Apr 7, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	35 min
Apr 7, 9:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	24 days
Apr 7, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	24 min
Apr 7, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	44 min
Apr 7, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	25 hr
Apr 7, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys	71 hr
Apr 7, 10:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	42 min
Apr 7, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	40 min
Apr 7, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	50 min
Apr 7, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Montgomery	39 min
Apr 7, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	51 min
Apr 7, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	25 min
Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	34 min
Apr 7, 1:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	41 min
Apr 7, 2:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 7 more	26 hr
Apr 7, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	32 min
Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	35 min
Apr 7, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	34 min
Apr 7, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	46 min
Apr 7, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	26 min
Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	35 min
Apr 7, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison	46 min
Apr 7, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	25 min
Apr 7, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sharkey	44 min
Apr 7, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	52 min
Apr 7, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	48 min
Apr 7, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	52 min
Apr 7, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	57 min
Apr 7, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	51 min
Apr 7, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	30 min
Apr 7, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	40 min
Apr 7, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	52 min
Apr 7, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	40 min
Apr 7, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	36 min
Apr 7, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	32 min
Apr 6, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	31 min
Apr 6, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll	50 min
Apr 6, 11:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Richland	24 min
Apr 7, 12:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Richland	27 min
Apr 7, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison, Richland	43 min
Apr 7, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland	47 min
Apr 7, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Richland	51 min
Apr 7, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll	42 min
Apr 7, 1:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll	47 min
Apr 7, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	46 min
Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	25 min
Apr 7, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	17 min
Apr 7, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	29 min
Apr 7, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin	57 min
Apr 7, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	48 min
Apr 7, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Ashley	27 min
Apr 7, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	30 min
Apr 7, 8:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Ashley	26 min
Apr 7, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	17 min
Apr 7, 9:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	49 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.