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WGUS64 KJAN 182310
FFAJAN
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
610 PM 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 NEW HEBRON, RALEIGH, HEIDELBERG, SHUBUTA,
PEARL RIVER, COLLINS, BAY SPRINGS, SCOOBA, PHILADELPHIA, CRYSTAL
SPRINGS, STONEWALL, MEADVILLE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, PRENTISS, DE
KALB, PEARL, RICHLAND, WINNSBORO, NATCHEZ, MADISON, WEST
FERRIDAY, NEWELLTON, CONEHATTA, JONESVILLE, HAZLEHURST,
HATTIESBURG, YAZOO CITY, TALLULAH, BRANDON, QUITMAN, FOREST,
MORTON, UNION, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MOUNT OLIVE, RAYVILLE, ROXIE,
RIDGELAND, WATERPROOF, DECATUR, PURVIS, NEWTON, MAGEE,
MAYERSVILLE, CARTHAGE, MERIDIAN, HARRISONBURG, ANGUILLA, CANTON,
VICKSBURG, FERRIDAY, WEST HATTIESBURG, DELHI, MENDENHALL,
FAYETTE, ST. JOSEPH, VIDALIA, BROOKHAVEN, WESSON, MONTICELLO,
BASSFIELD, ROLLING FORK, BUDE, PORT GIBSON, TAYLORSVILLE,
COLUMBIA, AND JACKSON
610 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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.
AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE
HEAVY RAIN.
* 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.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 1
TO 3
INCHES OVER PARTS OF THE AREA, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
- 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.
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