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WGUS84 KJAN 141557
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1057 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

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

  Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Wilkinson, Concordia and
  Adams Counties.

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 1100 PM CDT.

&&

LAC029-MSC001-157-150400-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0096.240518T1200Z-240523T1800Z/
/NTZM6.1.ER.240518T1200Z.240520T0600Z.240523T0000Z.NO/
1057 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY,
MAY 23...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Natchez.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to Thursday, May 23.

* IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, Carthage Point Road becomes impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 45.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Saturday morning and slowly rise to a crest of 48.5 feet
    around May 20.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Mississippi River
Natchez          48.0  45.3  Tue 10 am CD 46.2  47.0  47.7


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LAT...LON 3101 9170 3130 9167 3193 9129 3187 9114
      3130 9147 3100 9154


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