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WGUS64 KJAN 180736
FFAJAN
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
236 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
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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 DE KALB, WATERPROOF, MAYERSVILLE,
WINNSBORO, MAGEE, NEWTON, CARTHAGE, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, WESSON,
STONEWALL, RAYVILLE, PEARL RIVER, SHUBUTA, RICHLAND, BRANDON,
MORTON, TALLULAH, ST. JOSEPH, PURVIS, HEIDELBERG, UNION, QUITMAN,
CONEHATTA, FAYETTE, RALEIGH, HARRISONBURG, TAYLORSVILLE,
BASSFIELD, DECATUR, RIDGELAND, MADISON, LAUREL, PEARL, LUMBERTON,
ANGUILLA, ROLLING FORK, BROOKHAVEN, FOREST, ROXIE, VICKSBURG,
WEST FERRIDAY, BUDE, HATTIESBURG, NEWELLTON, JACKSON, NATCHEZ,
NEW HEBRON, FERRIDAY, PHILADELPHIA, YAZOO CITY, MONTICELLO,
SCOOBA, VIDALIA, MERIDIAN, DELHI, CANTON, PORT GIBSON, COLLINS,
MOUNT OLIVE, JONESVILLE, MENDENHALL, PRENTISS, WEST HATTIESBURG,
MEADVILLE, COLUMBIA, BAY SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST, AND LAKE PROVIDENCE
236 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 FRIDAY 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...
- CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY AND CATASTROPHIC
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THIS RISK LEVEL IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FLOOD-RELATED DEATHS AND MOST FLASH
FLOOD-RELATED DAMAGES.
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 4
TO 8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE
PINE BELT REGION WHERE AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY WEATHER AWARE AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, PARTICULARLY WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR CONSIDERABLE AND/OR CATASTROPHIC FLOODING.
DC
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