West, MS Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Black River at West.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Thousands of acres of agricultural land
are under water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 12.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening and continue rising to a crest of 18.5 feet
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Big Black River
West           15.0  12.9  Fri 8 am CDT 16.3  18.1  18.5


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