Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1001 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...The National Weather Service in Jackson MS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...

  Pearl River Near Rockport affecting Simpson and Copiah Counties.

  Strong River At D`lo affecting Simpson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/jan

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM CDT.

&&

MSC029-127-070315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0061.250508T1800Z-250509T1200Z/
/ROCM6.1.ER.250508T1800Z.250508T1800Z.250508T1800Z.NO/
1001 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River near Rockport.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Widespread flooding of low pastureland and
  bottomland occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0
    feet early Thursday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Pearl River
Rockport   25.0  11.1  Tue 9 am CDT 17.0  24.4  24.1


&&

LAT...LON 3168 9019 3178 9019 3193 9025 3198 9012
      3182 9005 3169 9005


$$

MSC127-070315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0062.250509T0000Z-250509T1800Z/
/DLAM6.1.ER.250509T0000Z.250509T0000Z.250509T0000Z.NO/
1001 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Strong River at D`lo.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening to early Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Water begins backing up into Sellers Creek
  in Mendenhall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0
    feet Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Strong River
D`lo        25.0  7.3   Tue 8 am CDT 11.4  23.6  24.0


&&

LAT...LON 3192 9009 3200 8997 3205 8988 3205 8973
      3189 8989 3182 9005


$$

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