Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Jackson, Mississippi
Areas Affected: Copiah, MS; Simpson, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:28am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:28am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 11:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 8:28am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY 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 early Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Widespread flooding of low pastureland and bottomland is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 18.4 feet Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/jan The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b171fb06edaca776fe74a329d4924bfa3519381.002.1 Codes: MSC029, MSC127 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b171fb06edaca776fe74a329d4924bfa3519381.002.1