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River Flood Warning 59, NWS Jackson, MS

April 9, 2023Lawrence County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2023, 8:51 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 10, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2023, 8:51 AM CDT (13:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2023, 8:17 PM CDT
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lawrence County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:54 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 near Monticello (MTCM6). The gauge peaked at 21.99 ft at Apr 13, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
21 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02488500, 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 9, 8:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake6 days
Apr 9, 8:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake8 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2023Every river flood warning in 2023

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.