Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - New Orleans/Baton Rouge
Areas Affected: Harrison, MS
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 8:28pm CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 8:28pm CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 2:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:04am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING... ...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi... Wolf River Above Gulfport affecting Harrison County. .Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 may bring additional heavy rains to the area Wednesday night into Thursday. Any additional rains will impact river stages and flooding. For the Wolf River...including Gulfport...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wolf River above Gulfport. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Bells Ferry Road will be closed within a mile of the bridge as the road will be covered by swift moving river current. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 4.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 10.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5 feet on 05/15/1990. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates are needed.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d145adabac87d8f2fbc5bf7f74ed8fc8c6f52a8.001.1 Codes: MSC047 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d145adabac87d8f2fbc5bf7f74ed8fc8c6f52a8.001.1