Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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WGUS84 KJAN 190115
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
815 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

  Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Warren and Hinds Counties.

  Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Yazoo and Madison
  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 Friday morning at 815 AM CDT.

&&

MSC049-149-191315-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BOVM6.2.ER.240410T1214Z.240415T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
815 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bovina.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 38.0 feet, Water is across the road near the Old
  Highway 80 bridge. Extensive flooding of agricultural land is
  occurring. Several local access roads are also underwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 38.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 29.2 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Big Black River
Bovina         28.0  38.0  Thu 7 pm CDT 37.8  37.5  37.2


&&

LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
      3218 9065 3204 9102


$$

MSC089-163-191315-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0069.000000T0000Z-240422T1612Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240410T1130Z.240413T1300Z.240421T2212Z.NO/
815 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.

* WHEN...Until late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.5 feet, Flooding of agricultural land has more
  than doubled in the last 1.5 feet rise.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 14.4 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Big Black River
Bentonia       22.0  26.9  Thu 7 pm CDT 26.1  24.9  21.7


&&

LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
      3272 8996 3245 9052


$$

DB


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