NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Pearl River Basin Informational Meeting Marty Pope Senior Service Hydrologist http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan
WHY ARE WE HERE? Because a big flood will happen such as in 1979!
EASTER FLOOD OF 1979
Colonial Golf Country Club/Old Canton Road/ Northeast Jackson
RIVER AND RAIN GAGE NETWORK River Gages – Operated By The United States Geological Survey. Rainfall Network - Rainfall Gages At River Gage Sites. National Weather Service Coop Program. Automated Surface Observing Systems (Asos) Community Collaborative Rainfall, Hail And Snow Network (Cocorahs) National Weather Service Doppler Radar Rainfall Estimates
NWS DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES
RAIN GAGE NETWORK Legend for next 2 slides Red Dots - Hourly reporting rain gages Light blue dots – Daily reporting rain gages. Green Triangles - River gage forecast points. Purple Triangles - Monitored river gages only.
Upper Pearl River Basin
Lower Pearl River Basin
WFO JACKSON FLOOD RESPONSIBILITIES Collect And Quality Control River/Rainfall Data. Coordinate River Forecasts With Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC). Issue Flood Statements And Warnings. Plan And Execute Conference Call And Briefing Between Corp of Engineers (USACE), United States Geological Survey (USGS), LMRFC, And Ross Barnett Officials When Inflows Exceed Or Are Forecast To Exceed 30,000 CFS at Ross Barnett. Primary Contact For Flood Forecast Information For Emergency Managers, And Other Officials.
WEB INFORMATION srh.noaa.gov/jan
AHPS PAGE
Hydrology Page
WFO JAN RADAR
Contact Information Marty Pope Senior Service Hydrologist Email Address: marty.pope@noaa.gov NWS Phone number: 601-965-4639 Extension 1, 2, or 3 (forecaster or intern) Extension 228 Service Hydrologist Extension 223 Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM)