Updated: Wed Apr-08-20 08:10pm GMT-0500
Effective: Wed Apr-08-20 08:10pm GMT-0500
Expires: Sat Apr-18-20 01:00pm GMT-0500
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Bolivar; Washington
Instructions: Do not drive or walk through areas where water covers roadway! the
water may be deeper than it appears. remember...turn around, don`t
drown!
mississippi river forecasts are based on rainfall that has occurred
and that which is forecast to occur over the next 48 hours.
additional information is available at:
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=jan
the next regularly scheduled update is expected between 8 and 10 am.
Message Summary: ...the flood warning continues for the following rivers in
arkansas...mississippi...louisiana..
Mississippi river near arkansas city affecting chicot...desha...
Bolivar and washington counties
mississippi river near greenville affecting chicot...issaquena
and washington counties and east carroll parish
mississippi river at vicksburg affecting madison and tensas parishes
and claiborne...jefferson and warren counties
mississippi river at natchez affecting concordia parish and adams and
wilkinson counties
the flood warning continues for
the mississippi river near arkansas city
* until saturday april 18th.
* at 7:00 pm wednesday the stage was 43.5 feet and nearing crest.
* moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* flood stage is 37 feet.
* forecast...the river will crest tonight and begin falling on thursday.
It will fall below flood stage around april 18th.
* impact...at 42 feet...water approaches the first structure at the
donaldson point hunting club in bolivar county.
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flood observed forecast 7 am crest
location stg stg day time thu fri sat crest time date
lower mississippi river
arkansas city 37 43.5 wed 7 pm 43.4 43.2 42.9 near crest
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