Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Weathersby, MS ∙ Shivers, MS ∙ D'Lo, MS ∙ Prentiss, MS ∙ Harrisville, MS ∙ Magee, MS ∙ Braxton, MS ∙ Mendenhall, MS ∙ Wanilla, MS ∙ Sanatorium, MS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 458 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Simpson County in central Mississippi... Northwestern Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi... Northern Lawrence County in south central Mississippi... * Until 900 AM CDT. * At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches per hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Magee, Mendenhall, Prentiss, D'Lo, New Hebron, Silver Creek, Braxton, Shivers, Pinola, Union, Sanatorium, Clem, Harrisville, Oma, Martinville, Wanilla and Sontag. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3172 9025 3175 9012 3177 9013 3178 9011 3180 9015 3183 9013 3184 9015 3186 9013 3201 9023 3201 9022 3202 9021 3202 9024 3205 9023 3205 8966 3178 8965 3177 8976 3161 8976 3160 8973 3158 8975 3158 9024 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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