Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Mathiston, MS ∙ Clarkson, MS ∙ Eupora, MS ∙ Montpelier, MS ∙ Walthall, MS ∙ Pheba, MS ∙ Tomnolen, MS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 1015 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Webster County in north central Mississippi... Clay County in northeastern Mississippi... * Until 1215 PM CDT. * At 1015 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... West Point, Montpelier, Eupora, Maben, Mathiston, Cumberland, Pheba, Clarkson, Griffith, Pala Alto and Walthall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3353 8951 3368 8909 3375 8902 3375 8893 3381 8893 3381 8872 3368 8872 3368 8857 3356 8889 3356 8908 3353 8909 3352 8926 3350 8932 3347 8934 3346 8951 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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