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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
121 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
PASCAGOULA RIVER AT GRAHAM FERRY AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.
A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.
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121 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AT GRAHAM FERRY.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 8TH.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...RIVER PROPERTY AT CUMBEST BLUFF WILL BE CUT
OFF BY HIGH WATER AND SOME RIVER ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...LOWER ELEVATED HOMES AT CUMBEST BLUFF ARE
THREATENED. SOME RIVER ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...ACCESS ROADS TO THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO
FLOOD.
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