Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
000 FGUS74 KJAN 191937 ESFJAN ARC003-017-LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-MSC007-011-015-019-025-043- 049-051-053-055-069-075-079-083-087-089-097-099-101-103-105-121-123- 125-133-149-151-155-159-163-201500- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 140 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY RAIN EVENT SHAPING UP FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A VERY POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL BECOMING LIKELY. THIS NEXT STORM WILL COME ON THE HEELS OF OUR RECENT WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCH RAINS THIS PAST HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WET GROUNDS WILL MEAN INCREASING RISK FOR FLOODING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 5 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. IN MISSISSIPPI, THE UPPER PEARL RIVER AND YAZOO RIVER TRIBUTARIES STAGES ARE CURRENTLY GREATER THAN HALF BANKFULL. THE UPPER BIG BLACK RIVER IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND THE LOWER BIG BLACK RIVER STAGES ARE ONE THIRD BANKFULL. TRIBUTARIES TO THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER CURRENTLY HAVE STAGES GREATER THAN HALF BANKFULL. IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, THE LOWER BOEUF RIVER IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WHILE THE REMAINING RIVERS AND BAYOUS ARE AT TWO-THIRDS BANKFULL. BASED ON THE SATURATED SOILS AND HIGH RIVER CONDITIONS, MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THOSE IN USUAL FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THE JACKSON METRO AREA AND THE COLUMBUS AREA SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN ADDITION...A SECOND STRONGER STORM SYSTEM APPEARS TO REACH THE AREA OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH MORE RAINFALL EXPECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ 40/POPE
