Flood Statement
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1032 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

  Tombigbee River at Bigbee

  Tombigbee River near Amory

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

  Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen

For the Tombigbee River...including Fulton, Bigbee, Amory, Aberdeen
L & D...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Buttahatchie River...including Aberdeen...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.

The next statement will be issued as needed.

&&

MSC087-095-140345-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-240415T0800Z/
/ABDM6.1.ER.240411T2330Z.240413T0000Z.240415T0200Z.NO/
1032 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water is covering a portion of Air Base
  Road located on the west bank of the river. Low-lying farmland is
  flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 14.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Friday was 14.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
    Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3409 8829 3409 8821 3373 8826 3365 8843
      3370 8844 3375 8839


$$

MSC095-140345-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-240415T1240Z/
/BGBM6.1.ER.240410T1139Z.240411T0615Z.240415T0640Z.NO/
1032 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Tombigbee River at Bigbee.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water is flowing over portions of Hood
  Road and extensive agricultural flooding is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Friday was 16.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3409 8852 3409 8840 3399 8852 3406 8857


$$

MSC095-130000-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240413T0000Z/
/AMYM6.1.ER.240410T0800Z.240411T0900Z.240412T1800Z.NO/
1032 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Tombigbee River near Amory.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Lowland flooding begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 20.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:15 AM CDT Friday was 25.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3406 8857 3399 8852 3393 8854 3394 8856
      3402 8858


$$

MJ


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