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EXPIRED1/25/2024 3:40:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: FutureSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Possible
1/25/2024 3:40:00 AM until 1/25/2024 11:45:00 AM
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY...
* 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...Through this afternoon.
* 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 capable of producing heavy rain
will continue to move across the area through the morning and
into the afternoon. The ground is soaked from recent heavy
rainfall, and this additional heavy rain will run off quickly
and potentially result in flash flooding.