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WGUS84 KJAN 020042
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
742 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

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

  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 745 AM CDT.

&&

MSC089-163-021245-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0101.240603T0600Z-240605T0100Z/
/BTAM6.1.ER.240603T0600Z.240603T1800Z.240604T0700Z.NO/
742 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night to Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22 feet, Low lying woodland areas along the river
  begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage by
    Monday and crest near 22.5 feet.
  - Flood stage is 22 feet.


&&

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

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  14.4  Sat 7 pm CDT 21.4  22.3  20.4


&&

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


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