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River Flood Warning 161, NWS Jackson, MS

April 23, 2020Franklin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2020, 10:01 AM CDT for Franklin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 25, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2020, 10:01 AM CDT (15:01 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 25, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 26, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Franklin Parish, LA

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Bayou Macon near Como (COGL1).

Action stage: 61 ft
Minor stage: 62 ft
Moderate stage: 70 ft
Major stage: 75 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 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 23, 5:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 5:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 5:18 AM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
518 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-241030-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Washington-Humphreys-
Holmes-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Warren-
518 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

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 Wednesday.

MSZ029-030-032-033-037-038-043-044-048>050-053-054-059>062-241030-
Webster-Clay-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston-Madison MS-Leake-
Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-
Lincoln-
518 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Today

Isolated storms may redevelop later today ahead of an approaching
cold front, especially as we go from late morning into the early
afternoon. These storms could be severe and capable of producing
large hail and damaging wind gusts. A tornado couldn't be ruled
out as well.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

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.

MSZ031-039-045-046-051-052-055>058-063>066-072>074-241030-
Lowndes-Noxubee-Neshoba-Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Simpson-Smith-
Jasper-Clarke-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-
Lamar-Forrest-
518 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Today

Isolated storms may redevelop later today ahead of an approaching
cold front, especially as we go from late morning into the early
afternoon. These storms could be severe and capable of producing
large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

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.

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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.

...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/

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:27 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:55 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:56 AM CDT, 5 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 22, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	65 min
Apr 22, 8:58 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore and 3 more	8 hr
Apr 22, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Simpson	42 min
Apr 22, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	38 min
Apr 22, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	45 min
Apr 22, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Adams	67 min
Apr 22, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln	47 min
Apr 22, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	54 min
Apr 22, 10:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Adams, Franklin	32 min
Apr 22, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	34 min
Apr 22, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	24 min
Apr 22, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	51 min
Apr 22, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	51 min
Apr 22, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sunflower, Washington	37 min
Apr 22, 11:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	52 min
Apr 22, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada, Leflore	22 min
Apr 23, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne	42 min
Apr 23, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	41 min
Apr 23, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	55 min
Apr 23, 12:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Warren	3 hr
Apr 23, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson, Smith	51 min
Apr 23, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	46 min
Apr 23, 1:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	3 hr
Apr 23, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	36 min
Apr 23, 1:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams	3 hr
Apr 23, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson, Smith	57 min
Apr 23, 2:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Rankin	28 min
Apr 23, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	31 min
Apr 23, 2:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	3 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Simpson	3 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Smith	54 min
Apr 23, 3:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	40 min
Apr 23, 3:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton, Simpson, Smith	3 hr
Apr 23, 3:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion	48 min
Apr 23, 3:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	31 min
Apr 23, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	43 min
Apr 23, 4:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	4 hr
Apr 23, 4:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Jones	39 min
Apr 23, 4:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	3 hr
Apr 23, 8:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	5 hr
Apr 23, 9:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Simpson	59 hr
Apr 23, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	4 days
Apr 23, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	36 min
Apr 23, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	29 min
Apr 23, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	41 min
Apr 23, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	53 min
Apr 23, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	62 min
Apr 23, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	46 min
Apr 23, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	28 min
Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	24 min
Apr 22, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas	38 min
Apr 22, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	54 min
Apr 22, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas	56 min
Apr 22, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison	53 min
Apr 23, 1:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Franklin, Tensas	3 hr
Apr 23, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Tensas	51 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2020 Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.