Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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WGUS84 KJAN 161317
FLSJAN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
817 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

  Yazoo River At Yazoo City affecting Yazoo 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 this evening at 830 PM CDT.

&&

MSC163-170130-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/YZOM6.1.ER.240410T1743Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
817 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 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 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 32.1 feet and slowly
    falling.
  - Forecast...The river will continue a slow fall through the
    end of this week.
  - Flood stage is 29 feet.


&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Yazoo River
Yazoo City 29.0  32.1  Tue 7 am CDT 32.0  31.8  31.6


&&

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


$$

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