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River Flood Warning 130, NWS Jackson, MS

August 30, 2021Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Aug 30, 2021, 9:24 PM CDT for Simpson County, Mississippi. It took effect at Aug 31, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 30, 2021, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 31, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 1, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Simpson County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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 Strong River at D'lo (DLAM6). The gauge peaked at 19.16 ft at Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
24 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
30 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02487500, 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.

434 
WGUS44 KJAN 310224
FLWJAN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
924 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

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

  Strong River At D'lo affecting Simpson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Forecast includes rainfall on the ground and 24 hours of additional 
rainfall.

Additional information is available at 
www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 900 AM CDT.

&&


MSC127-311430-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0130.210901T0000Z-210901T1800Z/
/DLAM6.1.ER.210901T0000Z.210901T0000Z.210901T0000Z.NO/
924 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Strong River At D'lo.
* From Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon.
* At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0 feet 
  tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet, Water begins backing up into Sellers Creek 
  in Mendenhall.

&&


            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu          

Strong River
D'lo        25.0  16.8  Mon 8 pm CDT 25.0  21.7  14.3         





&&

LAT...LON 3192 9009 3200 8997 3205 8988 3205 8973
      3189 8989 3182 9005

$$

AJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 7:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Noxubee2 hr
Aug 30, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale3 hr

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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.