Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued March 31 at 6:33PM CDT expiring March 31 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Jackson MS
Issued: 2016-03-31T18:33:05-05:00
Expires: 2016-03-31T22:30:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 10:30 PM CDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…
RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…
NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…
HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 632 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
JACKSON…PEARL…BRANDON…BYRAM…FLOWOOD…RICHLAND…CRYSTAL
SPRINGS…STAR…FLORENCE…RAYMOND…PELAHATCHIE…TERRY…
UTICA…PINEY WOODS…GALLMAN…WHITES…DRY GROVE…MONTEREY…
DENTVILLE AND JOHNS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
Instruction: TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Rankin; Simpson; Copiah; Hinds

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1234463-1180434
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings