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River Flood Warning 56, NWS Jackson, MS

April 8, 2023Copiah County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 8, 2023, 9:18 AM CDT for Copiah County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 8, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2023, 9:18 AM CDT (14:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2023, 10:19 AM CDT
In force
13 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 14:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Pearl River at Rockport (ROCM6). The gauge peaked at 29.25 ft at Apr 16, 2023, 5:00 PM CDT.

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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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 9:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake3 days

Nearby

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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.