Flood Warning for Farmhaven, Mississippi
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
824 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Big Black River At West affecting Attala and Holmes Counties.
Big Black River Near Bovina affecting Hinds and Warren Counties.
Big Black River Near Bentonia affecting Yazoo and Madison
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 this evening at 830 PM CDT.
MSC089-163-170130-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0069.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BTAM6.2.ER.240410T1130Z.240413T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
824 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Big Black River near Bentonia.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 28 feet, devastating flooding of agricultural land
begins to occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 28.1 feet and nearly
steady.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall very slowly to below
27 feet by the end of this week.
- Flood stage is 22 feet.
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Big Black River
Bentonia 22.0 28.1 Tue 8 am CDT 28.0 27.8 27.6
LAT...LON 3256 9064 3281 9012 3291 9006 3285 8987
3272 8996 3245 9052