Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Copiah, MS; Simpson, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:11pm CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:11pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 8:11pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Pearl River Near Monticello affecting Lawrence County. Pearl River Near Rockport affecting Simpson and Copiah Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pearl River near Rockport. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Widespread flooding of low pastureland and bottomland is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening and continue falling. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 815 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d315e466a2eba838e4bf64580249b34f56b12ad.002.1 Codes: MSC029, MSC127 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d315e466a2eba838e4bf64580249b34f56b12ad.002.1