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EXPIRED1/24/2024 3:41:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: FutureSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Possible
1/24/2024 3:41:00 AM until 1/24/2024 7:30:00 AM
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central
Mississippi, including the following areas, in central
Mississippi, Attala, Choctaw, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Leake,
Madison MS, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith and Yazoo. In east
central Mississippi, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton,
Noxubee and Winston. In north central Mississippi, Carroll,
Grenada, Montgomery and Webster. In northeast Mississippi, Clay,
Lowndes and Oktibbeha. In south central Mississippi, Jefferson
Davis, Lawrence and Lincoln. In southeast Mississippi, Covington.
In southwest Mississippi, Adams, Claiborne, Franklin MS and
Jefferson. In west central Mississippi, Warren.
* WHEN...From noon CST today through Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flash flooding will likely occur in poor drainage and
urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and
rivers are possible. Localized more impactful flooding could occur
where the heaviest rain falls, including the potential for road
closures.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms with the potential to produce heavy
rainfall rates will move repeatedly across the watch area
from this afternoon through Thursday. Much of this rainfall
will run off and result in flash flooding of low-lying and
poor drainage areas. More impactful flooding could develop
where the heaviest rain falls.