Flash Flood Watch until 06:00AM Thursday
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Louisiana and Mississippi, including the following areas in northeast Louisiana, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin LA, Madison LA and Tensas. In Mississippi, Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin MS, Hinds, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison MS, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith and Warren.
* From late tonight through late Wednesday night
* Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts in a short amount of time is likely.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SIMPSON ... MADISON ... TENSAS ... ADAMS ... HINDS ... KEMPER ... JEFFERSON ... MARION ... LEAKE ... CATAHOULA ... RANKIN ... LINCOLN ... JEFFERSON DAVIS ... COVINGTON ... MADISON ... LAUDERDALE ... JASPER ... FORREST ... SMITH ... CONCORDIA ... CLARKE ... WARREN ... COPIAH ... FRANKLIN ... LAMAR ... NEWTON ... NESHOBA ... FRANKLIN ... SCOTT ... JONES ... CLAIBORNE ... LAWRENCE
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Lauderdale EMA
2525 14th St
Meridian, MS 39301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-482-9852
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch