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WGUS64 KJAN 090456
FFAJAN
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
MSZ053-059>061-091300-
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CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUDE, MEADVILLE, PORT GIBSON, NATCHEZ,
FAYETTE, AND ROXIE
1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, ADAMS, CLAIBORNE, FRANKLIN MS AND JEFFERSON.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. STORM DRAINS
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD TIME.
TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
MSZ038-039-043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-091300-
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WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MERIDIAN, BASSFIELD, CARTHAGE, NEWTON,
HEIDELBERG, BAY SPRINGS, RICHLAND, NEW HEBRON, PHILADELPHIA,
PRENTISS, CANTON, FOREST, WESSON, LOUISVILLE, BROOKHAVEN,
LUMBERTON, MORTON, PEARL RIVER, BROOKSVILLE, HAZLEHURST, MAGEE,
MONTICELLO, SCOOBA, BRANDON, PEARL, LAUREL, COLUMBIA, DE KALB,
MADISON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, WEST HATTIESBURG, RALEIGH, MOUNT OLIVE,
MENDENHALL, STONEWALL, JACKSON, UNION, CONEHATTA, TAYLORSVILLE,
HATTIESBURG, SHUBUTA, COLLINS, QUITMAN, PURVIS, RIDGELAND, MACON,
AND DECATUR
1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI, COPIAH, HINDS, LEAKE, MADISON MS, RANKIN, SCOTT,
SIMPSON AND SMITH. IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, CLARKE, JASPER,
KEMPER, LAUDERDALE, NESHOBA, NEWTON, NOXUBEE AND WINSTON. IN SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN AND
MARION. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, COVINGTON, FORREST, JONES AND
LAMAR.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. STORM DRAINS
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD TIME.
TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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