980
WGUS44 KJAN 051337
FLWJAN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
837 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON MS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
HOMOCHITTO RIVER AT ROSETTA AFFECTING FRANKLIN COUNTY.
BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST AFFECTING ATTALA AND HOLMES COUNTIES.
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA AFFECTING YAZOO AND MADISON
COUNTIES.
BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA AFFECTING HINDS AND WARREN 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.NOAA.GOV/WFO/JAN
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1115 PM CDT.
MSC037-060415-
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/RSAM6.1.ER.250507T1800Z.250507T1800Z.250507T1800Z.NO/
837 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...HOMOCHITTO RIVER AT ROSETTA.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 19.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO AGRICULTURAL
LANDS ALONG THE RIVER. EQUIPMENT AND LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE REMOVED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:45 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 19.0
FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
HOMOCHITTO RIVER
ROSETTA 19.0 3.9 MON 7 AM CDT 3.3 13.4 12.7
LAT...LON 3140 9141 3139 9109 3148 9093 3138 9084
3128 9107 3130 9147
MSC007-051-060415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0055.250508T0106Z-000000T0000Z/
/WSTM6.1.ER.250508T0106Z.250509T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
837 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING 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 8.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 18.0
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 8.3 MON 7 AM CDT 8.2 8.6 17.7
LAT...LON 3291 9006 3314 8990 3330 8981 3322 8963
3313 8969 3285 8987
MSC089-163-060415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0056.250509T0430Z-000000T0000Z/
/BTAM6.1.ER.250509T0430Z.250510T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
837 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.5 FEET, AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO
FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.5
FEET FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
BIG BLACK RIVER
BENTONIA 22.0 11.9 MON 8 AM CDT 12.2 13.4 19.0
LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052
MSC049-149-060415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0057.250510T0600Z-000000T0000Z/
/BOVM6.1.ER.250510T0600Z.250511T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
837 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 28.0 FEET, LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER
BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 29.0 FEET EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
BIG BLACK RIVER
BOVINA 28.0 13.0 MON 8 AM CDT 13.3 18.6 22.2
LAT...LON 3217 9093 3224 9078 3256 9064 3245 9052
3218 9065 3204 9102
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