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River Flood Warning 84, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Aug 23, 2022, 9:15 PM CDT for Copiah County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It took effect at Aug 24, 2022, 3:06 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2022, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2022, 3:06 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2022, 1:51 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 days
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Copiah County, MS, Simpson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Pearl River at Rockport (ROCM6). The gauge peaked at 34.11 ft at Aug 31, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 24 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 35 ft
- Major stage
- 39 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02488000, 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 Aug 23, 7:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 7:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 253 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022 ARZ074-075-LAZ024-026-MSZ027-032-034>039-045-046-050>066-242000- Ashley-Chicot-Catahoula-Concordia-Carroll-Choctaw-Washington- Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott- Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke- Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis- Covington-Jones- 253 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday FLOODING THREAT...Elevated TIMING...Through Wednesday Areas of flash flooding are likely and some roads could be flooded or closed. Some structures may be potentially threatened by high water. Minor to moderate river flooding is also possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday The potential for locally heavy rainfall resulting in additional flooding may persist into Wednesday night and Thursday. (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 is not expected through next Monday. MSZ018-019-025-026-028>031-033-072>074-242000- Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes- Oktibbeha-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 253 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north Mississippi and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Through Wednesday Localized flash flooding is possible, particularly in low lying and urban areas. Minor river flooding is also possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday The potential for localized flooding may persist into Wednesday night and Thursday. (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 is not expected through next Monday. LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ040>044-047>049-242000- Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA- Franklin LA-Tensas-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake- Warren-Hinds-Rankin- 253 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana and central Mississippi, including Vicksburg and the Jackson metro area. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday FLOODING THREAT...Significant TIMING...Tonight through Wednesday Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Many roads may be flooded or closed. Structural flooding will be increasingly likely and water rescues are possible. Minor to moderate river flooding will also be likely. An additional 3 to 6 inches of rain are expected with locally higher amounts. Overall storm totals of over one foot of rain are possible in some locations. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday The potential for locally heavy rainfall resulting in additional flooding may persist into Wednesday night and Thursday. (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 is not expected through next Monday. DL && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. Significant...Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Elevated...Areas of flash flooding likely. Limited...Localized flash flooding is 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 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 Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss ...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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Aug 23, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 10 days |
| Aug 23, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 7 days |
| Aug 23, 9:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 5 days |
| Aug 23, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 14 days |
| Aug 24, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 7:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Neshoba | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 7:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 35 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 6 days |
| Aug 24, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Aug 24, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Aug 24, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Aug 24, 9:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 118 min |
| Aug 24, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 6 days |
| Aug 24, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 21 days |
| Aug 24, 9:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Smith | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 10:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 8 days |
| Aug 24, 12:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Simpson and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Smith | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 103 min |
| Aug 24, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 44 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 5 days |
| Aug 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Simpson and 1 more | 111 min |
| Aug 23, 8:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 9 days |
| Aug 24, 5:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Madison | 119 min |
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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.