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WGUS44 KJAN 090040
FLWJAN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
740 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Mississippi...

  Big Sunflower River At Sunflower affecting Sunflower 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 Wednesday morning at 745 AM CDT.

&&

MSC133-091245-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-250412T2230Z/
/SUNM6.2.ER.250407T0106Z.250409T1800Z.250412T0430Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Big Sunflower River at Sunflower.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Water begins to cover a small section of
  Moll Road northeast of Indianola. Water begins to spread across
  farmland from Jones Bayou. Widespread agricultural flooding is a
  occurring in this area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 24.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage late Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Big Sunflower River
Sunflower          21.0  24.6  Tue 6 pm CDT 24.9  24.1  21.6


&&

LAT...LON 3324 9081 3363 9062 3388 9075 3399 9059
      3363 9048 3324 9064


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