Be aware: Warren County under flash flood watch along with most of Mississippi

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch at 7 a.m. this morning for most of Mississippi. The watch will continue through tomorrow afternoon. A watch means conditions are favorable for a flash flood to occur.

If you must drive, stay aware Some roads may be flooded or possibly closed.

A slow-moving storm system will setup periods of heavy rainfall Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. Rainfall amounts of three to five inches will be common with locally higher amounts possible. These amounts over relatively short periods of time will likely cause some flash flooding.

Turn around; don’t drown. Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be swept away quickly.

Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you must walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.

Included in the NWS alert are portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, northwest 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, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith and Yazoo counties. In east central Mississippi: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee and Winston counties. In north central Mississippi, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery and Webster counties. In northeast Mississippi, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties. In northwest Mississippi: Bolivar, Sunflower and Washington counties. In south central Mississippi: Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and Marion counties. In southeast Mississippi, Covington, Forrest, Jones and Lamar counties. In southwest Mississippi: Adams, Claiborne, Franklin and Jefferson counties. In west central Mississippi: Issaquena, Sharkey and Warren counties.