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Tornado Watch

Issued at Fri 7:46 PM Jan. 9
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 2 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA CONCORDIA FRANKLIN MADISON RICHLAND TENSAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COPIAH HINDS RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER LAUDERDALE NEWTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LINCOLN MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON FORREST JONES LAMAR IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASSFIELD, BAY SPRINGS, BRANDON, BROOKHAVEN, BUDE, COLLINS, COLUMBIA, CONEHATTA, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DECATUR, DELHI, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, FOREST, HARRISONBURG, HATTIESBURG, HAZLEHURST, HEIDELBERG, JACKSON, JONESVILLE, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MAGEE, MEADVILLE, MENDENHALL, MERIDIAN, MONTICELLO, MORTON, MOUNT OLIVE, NATCHEZ, NEW HEBRON, NEWELLTON, NEWTON, PEARL, PORT GIBSON, PRENTISS, PURVIS, QUITMAN, RALEIGH, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND, ROXIE, SHUBUTA, ST. JOSEPH, STONEWALL, TALLULAH, TAYLORSVILLE, UNION, VICKSBURG, VIDALIA, WATERPROOF, WESSON, WEST FERRIDAY, WEST HATTIESBURG, AND WINNSBORO.
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Flood Watch

Issued at Fri 8:38 PM Jan. 9
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description

What: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where: Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and southwest 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. In southwest Mississippi, Adams, Claiborne, Franklin MS and Jefferson.
When: Until midnight CST tonight.
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. Storm totals of 3 to 7 inches are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Recommended Action

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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