Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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WGUS84 KJAN 210054
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
754 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

  Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Hinds and Warren Counties.

  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 1030 AM CDT.

&&

MSC049-149-211530-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BOVM6.2.ER.240410T1214Z.240415T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
754 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bovina.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 36.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 35.2 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 28.0 feet.


&&

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

Big Black River
Bovina         28.0  36.8  Sat 7 pm CDT 36.4  36.1  35.8


&&

LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
      3218 9065 3204 9102


$$

MSC089-163-211530-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0069.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240410T1130Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
754 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 26.5 feet, Flooding of agricultural land has more
  than doubled in the last 1.5 feet rise.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.


&&

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

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  26.4  Sat 7 pm CDT 27.0  26.9  26.7


&&

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


$$

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