Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Flash Flood Watch: 9/4/11 7PM to 9/5/11 7PM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
905 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL BRING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL TO MUCH OF
THE ARKLAMISS THROUGH LABOR DAY HOLIDAY...

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/O.EXB.KJAN.FF.A.0015.110905T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...
DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE
905 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
  MISSISSIPPI.

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN
  LOUISIANA THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW...AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTH
  MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY NIGHT. VERY MOIST AIR COMBINED WITH SLOW STORM
  MOVEMENT WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN
  BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH LABOR DAY...WITH
  TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. IT IS LIKELY THAT FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE IN
  EFFECT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND YOU SHOULD BE READY TO
  RELOCATE TO HIGHER GROUNDS UNTIL FLOODING ENDS.

* TROPICAL SYSTEMS LIKE LEE ARE NOTORIOUS FOR PRODUCING INLAND 
  FLOODING WHERE FLOODING MAY NEVER HAVE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY SO 
  BE EXTRA VIGILANT AS THIS STORM PASSES DURING THE NEXT FEW 
  DAYS. 

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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