Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mississippi Scam Alert

Information from the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office concerning a scam:

Mississippi businesses and residential customers are being targeted by con artists posing as Entergy employees who demand immediate payment for an alleged past due utility bill.
According to Entergy officials, the scammer calls a customer to say the electric bill payment is past due and threatens to cut off utility service within one hour unless payment is made immediately. Customers are then told they can transfer funds electronically, usually using a system referred to as “Money Pak.”  This payment processing system is NOT authorized to receive funds for Entergy.
Entergy officials say the scam apparently started in Arkansas in May and then spread to Louisiana. The first reports of Mississippi scams were received late last week from three Jackson-area restaurants.
Entergy Mississippi warns customers not to fall victim to the scam. They remind everyone that Entergy never demands immediate payment of a past due bill.
  •        While Entergy does place courtesy calls if a customer is at risk for disconnection for past-due accounts, they are recorded calls made in advance of the cut-off date and are not from live customer service representatives.
  •        Entergy bills may be paid by phone using a credit or debit card, but only through Billmatrix, a third-party vendor under contract with Entergy.
  •        Customers should never give personal or financial information to strangers.
  •        If a phone call sounds suspicious, customers should call 1-800-Entergy (1-800-368-3749) and ask to speak with an Entergy customer service representative.
If any individual or business has been the target of such a scam or other attempts to defraud, they should immediately contact the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection at 1-800-281-4418 or 601-359-4230 to file a report.  If customers are concerned their Entergy account has been affected, they can call 1-800-ENTERGY (1‑800‑368‑3749) to speak with an Entergy customer service representative.
More information on payment options for Entergy bills is available online at www.entergy.com

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Weekly Rainfall 7/14-20/13

The data below was compiled using a www.cocorahs.org rain gauge on the north side of Indianola, MS over the past week.  The gauge is read and emptied at approximately 7:00am daily, therefore the rainfall total shown each day is from the prior 24 hours starting at 7:00am.

Total rainfall for the week of July 14-20 at MS-SF-1 in Indianola was 3.73" (the 3.73" one-day recording was the highest amount recorded nationally in the CoCoRaHS network for 7/19/13).

Current total July rainfall at MS-SF-1 in Indianola: 3.94"
DateTimeStation NumberStation NameTotal Precip in.New Snow in.Total Snow in.StateCountyView
7/14/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/15/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N T NA NA MSSunflower View
7/16/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/17/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/18/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N T NA NA MSSunflower View
7/19/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 3.73 NA NA MSSunflower View
7/20/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View

Weekly Rainfall 7/7-13/13

The data below was compiled using a www.cocorahs.org rain gauge on the north side of Indianola, MS over the past week.  The gauge is read and emptied at approximately 7:00am daily, therefore the rainfall total shown each day is from the prior 24 hours starting at 7:00am.

Total rainfall for the week of July7-13 at MS-SF-1 in Indianola was 0.21".

Current total July rainfall through July 13 at MS-SF-1 in Indianola: 0.21"
DateTimeStation NumberStation NameTotal Precip in.New Snow in.Total Snow in.StateCountyView
7/7/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/8/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/9/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/10/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View
7/12/2013  5:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.21 NA NA MSSunflower View
7/13/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N 0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower View

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Weekly Rainfall 6/30-7/6/13

The data below was compiled using a www.cocorahs.org rain gauge on the north side of Indianola, MS over the past week.  The gauge is read and emptied at approximately 7:00am daily, therefore the rainfall total shown each day is from the prior 24 hours starting at 7:00am.

Total rainfall for the week of June 30-July 6 at MS-SF-1 in Indianola was TRACE.

Current total June rainfall at MS-SF-1 in Indianola: 1.54"
DateTimeStation NumberStation NameTotal Precip in.New Snow in.Total Snow in.StateCountyView
6/30/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/1/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/2/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/3/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/4/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/5/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  0.00 0.0 NA MSSunflower  View
7/6/2013  7:00 AM  MS-SF-1  Indianola 1.1 N  T NA NA MSSunflower  View

June 2013 Rainfall Review

Here is a composite chart showing rainfall for the month of June, 2013.  A total of 1.54 inches of rainfall, or 39% of normal, was recorded over 8 precipitation days in www.cocorahs.org rain gauge MS-SF-1, located on the north side of Indianola, Mississippi.

Year-to-Date MS-SF-1 has recorded 35.69 inches of precipitation, which is 63% of our annual normal.

If you're willing to record daily precipitation totals, please visit the CoCoRaHS website linked above for more information on how to join the network.  CoCoRaHS data is used by a wide variety of organizations, including the National Weather Service, emergency mangers, hydrologists, and many others.  CoCoRaHS data can be enhanced by having one station per square mile in urban areas, and one station every 36 square miles (survey township size) in rural areas.

Year-to-Date:

DatePrecip
06/01/20130.00
06/02/20131.03
06/03/20130.00
06/04/20130.00
06/05/20130.00
06/06/20130.08
06/07/20130.36
06/08/20130.00
06/09/20130.00
06/10/20130.01
06/11/20130.00
06/12/20130.00
06/13/20130.00
06/14/2013T
06/15/20130.00
06/16/20130.00
06/17/20130.03
06/18/20130.01
06/19/20130.00
06/20/20130.00
06/21/20130.00
06/22/20130.00
06/23/20130.00
06/24/20130.00
06/25/20130.01
06/26/20130.00
06/27/20130.00
06/28/20130.01
06/29/20130.00
06/30/20130.00
Totals : 1.54

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

WANTED: Indianola Auto Burglary Suspect

6:20pm Update: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY!  Don't let your guard down just yet...there could be others.

Indianola Police are trying to identify the below burglary suspect.  The subject is wanted in questioning in a number of auto burglaries in the early morning hours of 2 July 2013.  The subject is pictured with a handgun and should be considered armed and dangerous. 
Anyone with any information should contact the Indianola Police Department at 662-887-1811 or Sunflower County Crime Stoppers at 662-887-9181.