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Flash Flood Watch 10, NWS Jackson, MS

June 6, 202042 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood watch at Jun 6, 2020, 4:24 PM CDT for 42 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jun 7, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2020, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 9, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Flood severity
None
All 53 counties

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marion County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 6, 12:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 5:35 AM CDT, 10 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
535 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
071045-
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-
535 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Areas of flooding are likely for portions of southeast
Mississippi on Sunday.

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

Flooding is possible for portions of southwest Mississippi,
portions of south central Mississippi, and portions of southeast
Mississippi on Sunday.

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

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of
southeast Mississippi on Sunday.

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

Areas of flooding are likely for portions of central Mississippi,
portions of southwest Mississippi, portions of west central
Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, south central
Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi on Sunday night.

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

Flooding is possible for portions of northwest Mississippi,
portions of central Mississippi, portions of west central
Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, portions of
southwest Mississippi, and northeast Louisiana on Sunday night.

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

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of
northeast Louisiana, portions of central Mississippi, portions of
west central Mississippi, and all of south central Mississippi on
Sunday night.

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

Areas of flooding are likely for extreme southeast Arkansas,
portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of northeast
Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, west central
Mississippi, central Mississippi, portions of southeast
Mississippi, south central Mississippi, northwest Mississippi,
and north central Mississippi on Monday.

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

Flooding is possible for portions of northeast Mississippi,
portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of east central
Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and portions of southeast
Mississippi on Monday.

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

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for extreme southeast
Arkansas, portions of northeast Mississippi, northwest
Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Louisiana, all
of central Mississippi, and all of south central Mississippi
Monday through Monday night.

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

Areas of flooding are likely for portions of north central
Mississippi and northwest Mississippi on Monday night.

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

Flooding is possible for extreme southeast Arkansas, portions of
north central Mississippi, portions of northeast Mississippi,
portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of central Mississippi,
portions of east central Mississippi, portions of southwest
Mississippi, west central Mississippi, and portions of south
central Mississippi on Monday night.

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

.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 Sunday
through Monday night.

21

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

No short term hazards expected.

...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

Tropical page...
   https://www.weather.gov/srh/tropical?office=jan
National Hurricane Center Home Page...
   https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Find NWS JAN on Facebook...
   https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Twitter...
   @NWSJacksonMS
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jasper, Jones63 min
Jun 5, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson, Warren77 min
Jun 5, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln62 min
Jun 5, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jones47 min
Jun 5, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion74 min
Jun 5, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin69 min
Jun 6, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones3 days
Jun 5, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Richland62 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2020Flash Flood Watches in Louisiana, 2020Flash Flood Watches in Arkansas, 2020Every flash flood watch in 2020

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.