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River Flood Warning 60, NWS Jackson, MS

April 13, 2023Lawrence County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2023, 9:47 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 13, 2023, 9:02 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2023, 9:47 AM CDT (14:47 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 13, 2023, 9:02 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2023, 9:28 AM CDT
In force: 9 days
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 14:50 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 Pearl River near Monticello (MTCM6). The gauge peaked at 24.82 ft at Apr 17, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT.

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.

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 13, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:20 AM CDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
320 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
140830-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-
Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-
Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-
Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
320 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and
hail up to quarter size are possible late Saturday afternoon into
Saturday night across portions of Southeast Arkansas, Northeast
Louisiana, and Central Mississippi. Tornadoes cannot be ruled
out.

(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 may be needed for portions of the region Saturday
night.

DL

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

No short term hazards expected.

...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

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   https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 2:39 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes and 5 more	4 hr

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.