Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana...Mississippi...Arkansas...
Mississippi River Near Greenville affecting Issaquena, East Carroll, Washington and Chicot Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi...Louisiana...
Yazoo River At Yazoo City affecting Yazoo County.
Boeuf River Near Fort Necessity affecting Franklin Parish.
Mississippi River At Vicksburg affecting Jefferson, Tensas, Warren, Claiborne and Madison Counties.
Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Concordia, Adams and Wilkinson Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
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 830 PM CDT.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 816 AM CDT Sun May 4 2025 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana...Mississippi...Arkansas... Mississippi River Near Greenville affecting Issaquena, East Carroll, Washington and Chicot Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi...Louisiana... Yazoo River At Yazoo City affecting Yazoo County. Boeuf River Near Fort Necessity affecting Franklin Parish. Mississippi River At Vicksburg affecting Jefferson, Tensas, Warren, Claiborne and Madison Counties. Mississippi River At Natchez affecting Concordia, Adams and Wilkinson Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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 830 PM CDT. && ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Yazoo River at Yazoo City. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 32 feet, Minor flooding of mostly agricultural land is occurring outside the levee protection system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 31.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.4 feet this afternoon. - Flood stage is 29 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Mon Tue Wed Yazoo River Yazoo City 29.0 31.4 Sun 7 am CDT 31.4 31.1 30.8 && LAT...LON 3262 9073 3285 9055 3302 9051 3301 9033 3283 9042 3259 9062