WGUS44 KJAN 040057 FLWJAN BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS 657 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... TUSCOLAMETA CREEK AT WALNUT GROVE AFFECTING LEAKE COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN! THE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WHICH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=JAN THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM. && MSC079-050657- /O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0001.120204T0542Z-120205T1500Z/ /WTGM6.1.ER.120204T0542Z.120204T1200Z.120205T0000Z.NO/ 657 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TUSCOLAMETA CREEK AT WALNUT GROVE * FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 6 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 23 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST NEAR 25.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 25 FEET...AGRICULTURAL LAND AND LOW AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD. && FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON CREST TIME DAY TUSCOLAMETA CREEK WALNUT GROVE 25 23.0 FRI 6 PM 25.5 23.9 20.3 25.5 6 AM SAT $$ DL WWWW ******************************************WGUS64 KJAN 040834 FFAJAN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 234 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047-053-059-060-041645- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.A.0002.120204T1000Z-120205T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN- CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH... WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH... WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...VICKSBURG... PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ 234 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD MOVE OVER SOME OF THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN FRIDAY AND EXPERIENCED RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. * LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE RISING WATER THAT COULD POSE A THREAT TO MOTORISTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. HEAVY RAIN OVER HILLY TERRAIN CAN PRODUCE RAPID WATER RUNOFF THAT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND BRIDGES. 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. && $$ 22