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WGUS84 KJAN 221526
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1026 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Mississippi...

  Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Adams, Concordia and
  Wilkinson 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 1030 PM CDT.

&&

LAC029-MSC001-157-230330-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0096.000000T0000Z-240525T0000Z/
/NTZM6.1.ER.240521T2300Z.240522T1800Z.240524T0600Z.NO/
1026 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Natchez.

* WHEN...Until Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, Carthage Point Road becomes impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 48.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 48.1
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.


&&

                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Mississippi River
Natchez          48.0  48.0  Wed 10 am CD 48.1  47.8  47.2


&&

LAT...LON 3101 9170 3130 9167 3193 9129 3187 9114
      3130 9147 3100 9154


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AJ