Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Jackson, Mississippi
Areas Affected: Madison, MS; Yazoo, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:37pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:37pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:37pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues 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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia. * WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Low lying woodland areas along the river begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 22.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.7 feet just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
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 Thursday morning at 1030 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.995f3482d0d26e1bffd31c98b98bd92e2b008a19.001.1 Codes: MSC089, MSC163 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.995f3482d0d26e1bffd31c98b98bd92e2b008a19.001.1