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WGUS84 KJAN 201454
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
954 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

  Tallahala Creek At Laurel affecting Jones County.

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.

&&

MSC067-210300-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-240523T1942Z/
/LURM6.1.ER.240519T2043Z.240520T0500Z.240523T0142Z.NO/
954 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Tallahala Creek at Laurel.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Water begins to affect building on the
  right bank just downstream near Highway 15. Several other
  buildings further downstream are affected as well.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 16.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river continues a slow fall.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Tallahala Creek
Laurel         13.0  16.8  Mon 8 am CDT 15.1  14.0  12.0


&&

LAT...LON 3137 8915 3156 8923 3181 8913 3182 8902
      3156 8911 3140 8914


$$

OAJ