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WGUS84 KJAN 231624
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1124 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Mississippi...

  Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Wilkinson, Adams and
  Concordia 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 this evening at 1130 PM CDT.

&&

LAC029-MSC001-157-240430-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0096.000000T0000Z-240526T0600Z/
/NTZM6.1.ER.240521T2300Z.240523T1800Z.240525T1200Z.NO/
1124 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Natchez.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, Carthage Point Road becomes impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 48.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is cresting at 48.1 feet this afternoon.
    It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.


&&

                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Mississippi River
Natchez          48.0  48.1  Thu 10 am CD 48.1  47.9  47.5


&&

LAT...LON 3101 9170 3130 9167 3193 9129 3187 9114
      3130 9147 3100 9154


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AJ