FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 116 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...CLINTON...
MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...STAR...RICHLAND...PEARL...FLOWOOD...
BRANDON...
* UNTIL 315 PM CST
* AT 114 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO TERRY...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR WITH THIS LINE.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITES...PINEY WOODS...FLORENCE...CATO...MONTEREY...JOHNS...
POCAHONTAS...FLORA...PELAHATCHIE...ANNANDALE...FANNIN...
GLUCKSTADT...GOSHEN SPRINGS...PISGAH...LEESBURG...SHARON...
FARMHAVEN...WAY...CAMDEN AND CAMERON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON WOODGATE DRIVE NEAR THE CROSSGATES SWIM CLUB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...IN ADDITION TO
LOW LYING AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3206 9048 3249 9055 3254 9044 3259 9044
3258 9039 3262 9032 3266 9028 3267 9019
3272 9007 3289 8995 3288 8975 3264 8973
3258 8978 3238 8973 3206 8972
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
* FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SWEEP
ACROSS CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY. RAINFALL
RATES NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. RAPIDLY RISING WATER WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
IN AREAS WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1004 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE
REGION. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE
PASSES THROUGH THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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