Event: Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. * FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HIGH RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A VERY MOIST AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...WHICH COULD EASILY LEAD FLASH FLOODING. THIS RISK WILL BE ENHANCED IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. Target Area: Clarke Clay Covington Forrest Jasper Jefferson Davis Jones Kemper Lamar Lauderdale Lowndes Marion Neshoba Newton Noxubee Oktibbeha Smith Winston Event: Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER MOBILE... WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. Target Area: George Greene Perry Stone Wayne Issued by The National Weather Service office in Mobile,Alabama
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:09:14 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015