Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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WGUS84 KJAN 201407
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
907 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

  Yazoo River At Yazoo City affecting Yazoo County.

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.

&&

MSC163-210300-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-240425T1331Z/
/YZOM6.1.ER.240410T1743Z.240413T1300Z.240424T1930Z.NO/
907 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Yazoo River at Yazoo City.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Minor flooding of mostly agricultural land
  is occurring outside the levee protection system.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 31.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Wednesday afternoon and continue falling to 28.1 feet
    Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 29.0 feet.


&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Yazoo River
Yazoo City 29.0  31.8  Sat 8 am CDT 31.5  30.5  30.0


&&

LAT...LON 3262 9073 3285 9055 3302 9051 3301 9033
      3283 9042 3259 9062


$$

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