Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Jackson, Mississippi
Areas Affected: Forrest, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 9:40pm CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 9:40pm CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 9:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 10:20pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 4:45am CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Black Creek Near Brooklyn affecting Forrest County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black Creek near Brooklyn. * WHEN...Until early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.8 feet, Portions of JC Burt Road flood in the Camp Dantzler area begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 21.5 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/jan The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 945 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e120aaea20f7421e32f554c3c08d91f534fc149.001.1 Codes: MSC035 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e120aaea20f7421e32f554c3c08d91f534fc149.001.1