Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Jackson, Mississippi
Areas Affected: Leake, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:40pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:40pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:40pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 1:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Pearl River At Jackson affecting Hinds and Rankin Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi... Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove affecting Leake County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Agricultural land and low areas along and near the river begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday morning and continue falling to 16.2 feet Monday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/jan The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1030 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2380aa32be8c7ce039100af2d66bbaef829822c8.002.1 Codes: MSC079 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2380aa32be8c7ce039100af2d66bbaef829822c8.002.1