Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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WGUS44 KJAN 251347
FLWJAN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
847 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...The National Weather Service in Jackson MS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...

  Big Black River At West affecting Holmes and Attala 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 1015 PM CDT.

&&

MSC007-051-260315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0055.240327T1630Z-000000T0000Z/
/WSTM6.1.ER.240327T1630Z.240329T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
847 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River at West.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Several thousand acres of agricultural and
  lowland become inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 6.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 17.5 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.


&&

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

Big Black River
West           15.0  6.8   Mon 7 am CDT 7.7   13.8  17.4


&&

LAT...LON 3291 9006 3314 8990 3330 8981 3322 8963
      3313 8969 3285 8987


$$

SW


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