Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Madison, MS; Yazoo, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 7:55am CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 7:55am CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 7:55am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:30am CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi... Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Warren and Hinds Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Madison and Yazoo Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 25.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 19.6 feet Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4bdc61b0c6e35fcf9bbc35dd155388f0d4fdae0.002.1 Codes: MSC089, MSC163 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4bdc61b0c6e35fcf9bbc35dd155388f0d4fdae0.002.1