Weather Alert in Mississippi
Flash Flood Warning issued April 3 at 4:33PM CDT until April 3 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
AREAS AFFECTED: Alcorn, MS; Benton, MS; Marshall, MS; Prentiss, MS; Tippah, MS; Tishomingo, MS
DESCRIPTION: FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi... Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi... Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi... Central Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Corinth, Booneville, Holly Springs, Ripley, Wall Doxey State Park, Lamar, Blue Mountain, Jumpertown, Glen, Snow Lake Shores, Gravestown, Canaan, Theo, Hinkle, Marianna, Pineflat, Farmington, Walnut, Hickory Flat and Ashland.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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