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WGUS84 KJAN 042339
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
639 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended 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 Wednesday morning at 645 AM CDT.

&&

MSC089-163-051145-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240606T2200Z/
/BTAM6.1.ER.240604T2224Z.240605T0600Z.240606T0400Z.NO/
639 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 22.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.0
    feet just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  22.4  Tue 6 pm CDT 22.2  21.3  19.3


&&

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


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