Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Attala, MS; Holmes, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:04am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:04am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 9:04am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Jackson MS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi... Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Warren and Hinds Counties. Big Black River At West affecting Holmes and Attala Counties. Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Yazoo and Madison Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Black River at West. * WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Several thousand acres of agricultural and lowland become inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.5 feet Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 915 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.640db01eb06de40349b50e5459be9e7f382a40b3.002.1 Codes: MSC007, MSC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.640db01eb06de40349b50e5459be9e7f382a40b3.002.1