Flood Warning for Colby, Mississippi
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
749 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Madison and Yazoo
Counties.
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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 800 AM CDT.
MSC089-163-261300-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0069.000000T0000Z-240427T0337Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240410T1130Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
749 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...No flooding is currently forecast.
* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Low lying woodland areas along the river
begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 12.8 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 22 feet.
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun
Big Black River
Bentonia 22.0 21.9 Thu 7 pm CDT 18.5 16.6 15.2
LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052