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WGUS84 KJAN 221422
FLSJAN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
822 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSISSIPPI...
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA AFFECTING YAZOO AND MADISON
COUNTIES.
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA AFFECTING WARREN AND HINDS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/JAN
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS EVENING AT 830 PM CST.
MSC089-163-230230-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.250212T2354Z.250218T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
822 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.5 FEET, THERE IS EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF
AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG AND NEAR THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 AM CST SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 25.5
FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 AM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
BIG BLACK RIVER
BENTONIA 22.0 25.4 SAT 8 AM CST 25.5 25.3 24.8
LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052
MSC049-149-230230-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250227T2136Z/
/BOVM6.1.ER.250213T1400Z.250222T1330Z.250227T0336Z.NO/
822 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CST SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 AM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
BIG BLACK RIVER
BOVINA 28.0 30.5 SAT 8 AM CST 30.4 30.3 30.1
LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
3218 9065 3204 9102
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