651  
WGUS64 KJAN 171903  
FFAJAN  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
203 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
LAZ009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040>066-072>074-180315-  
/O.CON.KJAN.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-  
CONCORDIA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-  
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-  
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-  
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTE, RAYVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, ROXIE,  
MOUNT OLIVE, MAYERSVILLE, SHUBUTA, VICKSBURG, FERRIDAY,  
RIDGELAND, DE KALB, MORTON, DELHI, JONESVILLE, ANGUILLA,  
NEWELLTON, PEARL RIVER, RICHLAND, HATTIESBURG, LUMBERTON,  
DECATUR, TALLULAH, CARTHAGE, WINNSBORO, JACKSON, PEARL, BUDE,  
STONEWALL, MADISON, MENDENHALL, FOREST, TAYLORSVILLE, BASSFIELD,  
UNION, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LAUREL, MERIDIAN, BROOKHAVEN, COLLINS,  
COLUMBIA, NEW HEBRON, BAY SPRINGS, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF, WEST  
FERRIDAY, PRENTISS, BRANDON, RALEIGH, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, CONEHATTA,  
MEADVILLE, CANTON, PURVIS, WEST HATTIESBURG, NEWTON, SCOOBA,  
WESSON, MONTICELLO, HAZLEHURST, VIDALIA, QUITMAN, HARRISONBURG,  
ROLLING FORK, NATCHEZ, HEIDELBERG, PORT GIBSON, YAZOO CITY, AND  
MAGEE  
203 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
PARISHES, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN LA, MADISON  
LA, RICHLAND AND TENSAS AND MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ADAMS, CLAIBORNE, CLARKE, COPIAH, COVINGTON, FORREST,  
FRANKLIN MS, HINDS, ISSAQUENA, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS,  
JONES, KEMPER, LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LEAKE, LINCOLN,  
MADISON MS, MARION, NESHOBA, NEWTON, RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY,  
SIMPSON, SMITH, WARREN AND YAZOO.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR  
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE  
FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL  
WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 4-8 INCHES ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER  
AMOUNTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 
 
 
 
 
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