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WGUS84 KJAN 090242
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
942 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...

  Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Yazoo and Madison
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at
www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 1000 AM CDT.

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MSC089-163-091500-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240610T0000Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240604T2224Z.240606T0900Z.240609T0600Z.NO/
942 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Low lying woodland areas along the river
  begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 14.4 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  19.7  Mon 7 am CDT 21.  19.5  16.6


&&

LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
      3272 8996 3245 9052


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