Flood Warning Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
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WGUS44 KJAN 151353
FLWJAN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
853 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024
...The National Weather Service in Jackson MS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...
Big Black River At West affecting Attala and Holmes 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 1000 PM CDT.
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MSC007-051-160300-
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/WSTM6.1.ER.240316T0027Z.240318T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
853 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Black River at West.
* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Thousands of acres of agricultural land
are under water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening and continue rising to a crest of 18.5 feet
early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon
Big Black River
West 15.0 10.6 Fri 7 am CDT 17.1 18.2 18.4
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LAT...LON 3291 9006 3314 8990 3330 8981 3322 8963
3313 8969 3285 8987
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