Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1004 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024

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

  Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Concordia, Wilkinson 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 Wednesday morning at 1015 AM CDT.

&&

LAC029-MSC001-157-151515-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0096.240518T1200Z-240523T1800Z/
/NTZM6.1.ER.240518T1200Z.240520T0600Z.240523T0000Z.NO/
1004 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 45.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Saturday morning to a crest of 48.5 feet early Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.


&&

                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Mississippi River
Natchez          48.0  45.6  Tue 9 pm CDT 46.6  47.3  47.9


&&

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


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