Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Flash Flood Watch until 6:00AM 4/21/2011

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
922 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  MISSISSIPPI.

* THROUGH 6 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING.

* A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS THE REGION WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR
  HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL
  TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
  WATCH AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE
  THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS THAT SEE MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS.

* URBAN AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM
  HEAVY RAINS. IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE
  WATER. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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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