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WGUS84 KJAN 211611
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1011 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSISSIPPI...
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA AFFECTING MADISON AND YAZOO
COUNTIES.
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA AFFECTING WARREN AND HINDS COUNTIES.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/JAN
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1015 PM CST.
MSC089-163-220415-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250224T1901Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.250212T2354Z.250218T1300Z.250224T0100Z.NO/
1011 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IS
OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:00 AM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A SLOW FALL.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 AM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
BIG BLACK RIVER
BENTONIA 22.0 25.4 FRI 9 AM CST 25.1 23.3 20.8
LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052
MSC049-149-220415-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250225T2019Z/
/BOVM6.1.ER.250213T1400Z.250222T0600Z.250225T0218Z.NO/
1011 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 32.0 FEET, SEVERAL ACCESS ROADS ALONG AND NEAR THE
RIVER ARE UNDER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 AM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 30.5
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 AM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
BIG BLACK RIVER
BOVINA 28.0 30.4 FRI 9 AM CST 30.5 30.4 29.6
LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
3218 9065 3204 9102
MSC007-051-220415-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250222T1032Z/
/WSTM6.2.ER.250212T1844Z.250215T1615Z.250221T1632Z.NO/
1011 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE
RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 AM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE A SLOW FALL.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 AM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
BIG BLACK RIVER
WEST 15.0 15.1 FRI 9 AM CST 12.6 10.2 8.6
LAT...LON 3291 9006 3314 8990 3330 8981 3322 8963
3313 8969 3285 8987
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