Flood Warning for Ferguson, Mississippi
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
907 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Pearl River Near Monticello affecting Lawrence County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Pearl River Near Rockport affecting Copiah and Simpson 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 915 PM CDT.
MSC077-290215-
/O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0061.240328T1800Z-240331T0300Z/
/MTCM6.1.ER.240328T1800Z.240329T1200Z.240330T0900Z.NO/
907 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pearl River near Monticello.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Water inundates some lowland and
agricultural land near the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 22.5 feet tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun
Pearl River
Monticello 22.0 21.9 Thu 8 am CDT 22.5 21.9 21.1
LAT...LON 3140 9008 3155 9017 3168 9019 3169 9005
3155 9002 3140 8992