Vicksburg, Mississippi

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flood Advisory for
the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.
* Until Tuesday evening.
* At 11:00 am Monday the stage was 40.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 43.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will remain steady for the next few days.
* Impact... at 40.0 feet... several roads in the Long Lake and Chickasaw
bayou communities are inundated.


              Flood observed forecast 7am crest
location stg stg day time Tue Wed Thu crest day time

Lower Mississippi River
Vicksburg 43 40.0 Mon 11 am 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 Thu 06 PM

... Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9 am to 5 PM CST Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a lake Wind
Advisory... which is in effect from 9 am to 5 PM CST Tuesday.

What remains of current Tropical Storm Ida will produce a tight
surface pressure gradient across the region tomorrow. Winds are
expected to increase late tonight and early on Tuesday... with
sustained speeds of 20 mph and gusts to 30 mph possible after 9 am.
Winds should begin to diminish by late afternoon tomorrow.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.

... Rose Hill NOAA Weather Radio all hazards transmitter off the
air...

NOAA Weather Radio all hazards station kih-49 transmitting on a
frequency 162.55 mhz from Rose Hill Mississippi... will be off the
air through this afternoon. A technician has been dispatched to the
site and repairs should begin early this afternoon.

We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause and hope to
have this resolved as quickly as possible.