Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Memphis, TN
Areas Affected: Monroe, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:14pm CST
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:14pm CST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 12:45am CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:14pm CST
Event Ends: Tuesday 12:32am CST
Issued by: NWS Memphis TN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi... Tombigbee River at Bigbee ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Tombigbee River near Amory For the Tombigbee River...including Fulton, Bigbee, Amory, Aberdeen L & D...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tombigbee River at Bigbee. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water is flowing over portions of Hood Road and extensive agricultural flooding is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CST Sunday the stage was 14.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 PM CST Sunday was 14.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01ceaa057033cced4c6d8cfee1221ddb4bbadc90.001.1 Codes: MSC095 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01ceaa057033cced4c6d8cfee1221ddb4bbadc90.001.1