Flood Statement Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
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WGUS84 KJAN 201304
FLSJAN
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
804 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Madison and Yazoo
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Hinds and Warren 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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MSC089-163-210300-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0069.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240410T1130Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
804 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW 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 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 24.9 feet
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sun Mon Tue
Big Black River
Bentonia 22.0 26.1 Sat 7 am CDT 25.6 25.2 25.7
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LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052
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MSC049-149-210300-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BOVM6.2.ER.240410T1214Z.240415T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
804 AM 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.
* IMPACTS...At 37.5 feet, Access roads to the river front area off
of old highway 80 road near the bridge begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 37.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 37.2
feet tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sun Mon Tue
Big Black River
Bovina 28.0 37.2 Sat 7 am CDT 37.2 37.0 35.1
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LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
3218 9065 3204 9102
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