936  
WGUS84 KJAN 051459  
FLSJAN  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
959 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
MISSISSIPPI...  
 
YAZOO RIVER AT YAZOO CITY AFFECTING YAZOO COUNTY.  
 
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 1000 PM CDT.  
 
 
 
MSC163-060300-  
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/YZOM6.1.ER.250415T0840Z.250510T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
959 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...YAZOO RIVER AT YAZOO CITY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 34.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND  
IS OCCURRING OUTSIDE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEM.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BE STEADY NEAR 31 FEET  
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND BEGIN TO RISE, REACHING 34.0 FEET  
SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU  
 
YAZOO RIVER  
YAZOO CITY 29.0 30.9 MON 9 AM CDT 30.6 30.3 31.4  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3262 9073 3285 9055 3302 9051 3301 9033  
3283 9042 3259 9062  
 
 
 
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