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Flood Watch
Issued: 6:55 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, including the following
areas, Ashley and Chicot, northeast Louisiana, including the
following parishes, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin
LA, Madison LA, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll, and
Mississippi, including the following areas, Adams, Claiborne,
Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin MS, Hinds, Issaquena,
Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison MS, Marion, Newton, Rankin, Scott,
Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren and Yazoo.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:37 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River near Bovina.

* WHEN...From late Friday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Low-lying agricultural land near the river
begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday morning and continue rising to 29.0 feet early
Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Big Black River
Bovina         28.0  13.0  Mon 8 am CDT 13.3  18.6  22.2


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