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WGUS84 KJAN 160123
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
823 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

  Yazoo River At Yazoo City affecting Yazoo County.

  Big Sunflower River At Sunflower affecting Sunflower 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 Tuesday morning at 830 AM CDT.

&&

MSC163-161330-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/YZOM6.1.ER.240410T1743Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
823 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Yazoo River at Yazoo City.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 32 feet, Minor flooding of mostly agricultural land
  is occurring outside the levee protection system.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 32.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 29.8 feet
    Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 29 feet.


&&

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

Yazoo River
Yazoo City 29.0  32.2  Mon 7 pm CDT 32.0  31.6  31.1


&&

LAT...LON 3262 9073 3285 9055 3302 9051 3301 9033
      3283 9042 3259 9062


$$

MSC133-161330-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-240419T0800Z/
/SUNM6.1.ER.240410T2154Z.240413T1100Z.240418T1400Z.NO/
823 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Sunflower River at Sunflower.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Farm roads to catfish ponds become
  inundated. Jeffcoat road west of river gage floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 23.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late Thursday morning and continue falling.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


&&

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

Big Sunflower River
Sunflower          21.0  23.2  Mon 7 pm CDT 22.4  21.5  20.5


&&

LAT...LON 3324 9081 3363 9062 3388 9075 3399 9059
      3363 9048 3324 9064


$$

KP