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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Jackson, MS

March 8, 2024Lauderdale County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Mar 8, 2024, 7:45 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 8, 2024, 11:23 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2024, 7:45 PM CST (01:45 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 8, 2024, 11:23 PM CST
Expired: Mar 9, 2024, 9:09 AM CST
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lauderdale County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Okatibbee Creek at Arundel (OARM6). The gauge peaked at 18.85 ft at Mar 8, 2024, 11:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 19.5 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02476600, 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 Mar 8, 5:11 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 5:11 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 8, 3:02 PM CST, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
302 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024

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

0258 PM     Flash Flood      3 WNW Brandon           32.29N 90.03W
03/08/2024                   Rankin             MS   Public

            Social media post from the public shows
            Crossgate Lake overflowing in Brandon near
            Hwy 80.

&&

CR

Special weather statement, Mar 8, 4:03 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
403 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024

MSZ066-074-082245-
Jones MS-Forrest MS-
403 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FORREST AND
SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CST...

At 403 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Macedonia, or 9 miles northeast of Petal, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Ovett around 410 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3132 8922 3153 8922 3157 8894 3143 8894
      3143 8914 3132 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 264DEG 44KT 3143 8914

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Local storm report, Mar 8, 4:52 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 8, 4:54 PM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 8, 5:02 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 8, 5:32 PM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 8, 7:17 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	5 days
Mar 8, 7:45 PM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke	4 days
Mar 9, 8:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	5 days
Mar 9, 8:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	5 days
Mar 9, 11:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Simpson	24 hr

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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.