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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Jackson, MS

February 12, 2024Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Feb 12, 2024, 3:21 AM CST for Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 12, 2024, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 12, 2024, 3:21 AM CST (09:21 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 12, 2024, 6:00 AM CST
Expired: Feb 22, 2024, 8:23 AM CST
In force: 10 days
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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 Big Black River near Bentonia (BTAM6). The gauge peaked at 24.64 ft at Feb 16, 2024, 8:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07289730, 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 Feb 12, 2:58 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:58 AM CST, 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 12, 12:05 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1205 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     Hail             2 NNW Foxworth          31.26N 89.88W
02/11/2024  E1.75 inch       Marion             MS   Broadcast Media

            Ping pong to golfball size hail near
            Foxworth.

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 12, 12:07 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1207 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1156 PM     Hail             2 SSE Expose            31.30N 89.85W
02/11/2024  E1.50 inch       Marion             MS   Public

            Hail larger than a quarter along MS Highway
            13 north of Columbia.

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 12, 12:51 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1251 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     Hail             2 NW Brookhaven         31.60N 90.47W
02/12/2024  E1.25 inch       Lincoln            MS   Public

            Video submitted via social media.

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 12, 12:53 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1253 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1248 AM     Hail             Sharon                  31.79N 89.10W
02/12/2024  E0.70 inch       Jones              MS   Emergency Mngr

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 12, 1:03 AM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
103 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 AM     Hail             2 S Zetus               31.53N 90.53W
02/12/2024  E1.00 inch       Lincoln            MS   Public

            Occurred along US 84 west of Brookhaven.

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 12, 1:06 AM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
106 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1222 AM     Hail             West Lincoln            31.49N 90.57W
02/12/2024  E1.00 inch       Lincoln            MS   Public

            Report via social media.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 11, 6:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	31 min
Feb 11, 6:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	39 min
Feb 11, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Neshoba, Winston	26 min
Feb 11, 7:03 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Hinds, Madison, Warren	3 hr
Feb 11, 7:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	40 min
Feb 11, 7:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	41 min
Feb 11, 7:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	38 min
Feb 11, 7:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	49 min
Feb 11, 8:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	57 min
Feb 11, 8:28 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Noxubee	12 hr
Feb 11, 8:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	68 min
Feb 11, 9:03 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Simpson	3 hr
Feb 11, 9:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams, Franklin	65 min
Feb 11, 10:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	36 min
Feb 11, 11:42 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Simpson	3 hr
Feb 11, 11:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	30 min
Feb 12, 12:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar	27 min
Feb 12, 12:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln	34 min
Feb 12, 12:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	53 min
Feb 12, 12:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	82 min
Feb 12, 1:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	4 days
Feb 12, 1:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	65 min
Feb 12, 1:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Yazoo	5 days
Feb 12, 2:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	46 min
Feb 12, 2:24 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Jones	2 hr
Feb 12, 8:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	8 days
Feb 12, 8:08 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	4 days
Feb 12, 11:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	4 days
Feb 12, 11:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	5 days
Feb 12, 11:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lawrence	5 days
Feb 12, 11:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Marion	24 hr
Feb 11, 6:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	59 min
Feb 11, 6:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia	20 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.