411
WGUS84 KJAN 070140
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
840 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

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

  Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Madison and Yazoo
  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 Friday morning at 845 AM CDT.

&&

MSC089-163-071345-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240610T1100Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240604T2224Z.240606T0900Z.240609T1700Z.NO/
840 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 17.0 feet Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 22 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  24.8  Thu 8 pm CDT 24.4  23.4  21.3


&&

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


$$

OAJ