Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Memphis, TN
Areas Affected: Lowndes, MS; Monroe, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:01pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:01pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:01pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 5:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Memphis TN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen For the Buttahatchie River...including Aberdeen...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Flood water begins to cover Air Base Road located on the west bank of the river. Low-lying farmland near the river also begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 13.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall to flood stage tomorrow evening. It will then rise to 13.7 feet early Friday afternoon. It will fall below flood stage late Saturday morning to 12.2 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then rise to 12.3 feet Sunday evening. It will fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 13.0 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 weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e58b4167a1961d62a097f91dd6f5949153c5a577.001.1 Codes: MSC095 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e58b4167a1961d62a097f91dd6f5949153c5a577.001.1