Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
828 AM CDT Fri May 30 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration 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.noaa.gov/wfo/jan

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

MSC067-310400-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0073.000000T0000Z-250603T0336Z/
/LURM6.2.ER.250529T1759Z.250530T0515Z.250602T0936Z.NO/
828 AM CDT Fri May 30 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Tallahala Creek at Laurel.

* WHEN...Until late Monday evening.

* 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 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Monday morning and continue falling to 7.7 feet early
    Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Tallahala Creek
Laurel         13.0  16.7  Fri 7 am CDT 16.2  14.8  12.8


&&

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


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