Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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

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

  Yockanookany River Near Ofahoma affecting Leake 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.

&&

MSC079-161330-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0078.000000T0000Z-240417T0712Z/
/OFAM6.1.ER.240410T2216Z.240414T1400Z.240416T1312Z.NO/
824 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Yockanookany River near Ofahoma.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19 feet, minor overbank flooding of farmland along
  the river is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 19.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling.
  - Flood stage is 19 feet.


&&

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

Yockanookany River
Ofahoma           19.0  19.9  Mon 7 pm CDT 17.9  15.3  12.9


&&

LAT...LON 3267 8975 3280 8976 3295 8972 3293 8958
      3280 8964 3271 8964


$$

KP
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