Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, south central Mississippi, southeast Mississippi, southwest Mississippi and west central Mississippi, including the following areas, in central Mississippi, Attala, Choctaw, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Leake, Madison MS, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith and Yazoo. In east central Mississippi, Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee and Winston. In north central Mississippi, Carroll, Montgomery and Webster. In northeast Mississippi, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha. In south central Mississippi, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and Marion. In southeast Mississippi, Covington, Forrest, Jones and Lamar. In southwest Mississippi, Claiborne. In west central Mississippi, Issaquena, Sharkey and Warren.

* WHEN...From 2 AM CDT Thursday through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Significant flooding is possible as 6 to 10 inches of rain with locally higher amounts may fall over portions of north central Mississippi while 3 to 6 inches may fall over a large portion of central and east Mississippi. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL ... MONTGOMERY ... WEBSTER ... CLAY ... LOWNDES ... CHOCTAW ... OKTIBBEHA ... HUMPHREYS ... HOLMES ... ATTALA ... WINSTON ... NOXUBEE ... ISSAQUENA ... SHARKEY ... YAZOO ... MADISON ... LEAKE ... NESHOBA ... KEMPER ... WARREN ... HINDS ... RANKIN ... SCOTT ... NEWTON ... LAUDERDALE ... CLAIBORNE ... COPIAH ... SIMPSON ... SMITH ... JASPER ... CLARKE ... LINCOLN ... LAWRENCE ... JEFFERSON DAVIS ... COVINGTON ... JONES ... MARION ... LAMAR ... FORREST

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.