RIVER STAGES – WARNINGS – ADVISORIES
YAZOO BACKWATER:
Big Sunflower @ Anguilla 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 43.01 24hr change -.44 Flood Stage: 45.0
Big Sunflower @ Holly Bluff 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 89.96 24hr change -.02 Flood Stage: 95.0
Steele Bayou L.S. 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 84.38 24hr change + .87
Steele Bayou R.S. 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 83.79 24hr change + .91
Miss. River @ Vicksburg (Elev) 3/8 @ 6:00 AM 82.97 24hr change + .94
YAZOO RIVER:
@ Greenwood 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 29.12 24hr change -.37 Flood Stage: 35.0
@ Belzoni 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 29.07 24hr change -.14 Flood Stage: 34.0
@ Yazoo City 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 27.79 24hr change +.13 Flood Stage: 29.0
@ Satartia 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 30.87 24 hr change: +.36 Flood Stage: 35.0
Wolf Lake 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage: 89.74 24 hr change: -.14
BIG BLACK RIVER
@ West 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage 12.21 24 hr change: -2.17 Flood Stage: 15
Flood Advisory until Tuesday morning. (See more below)
@ Bentonia 3/8 @ 6:00 AM Stage 21.29 24 hr change: +.10 Flood Stage: 22.0
MISSISSIPPI RIVER:
@ Cairo 3/8 6:00 AM Stage 46.06 24 hr change: +.12 Flood Stage: 40
@ Arkansas City 3/8 6:00 AM Stage: 30.59 24 hr change: +.69 Flood Stage: 37.0
@ Greenville 3/8 6:00 AM Stage: 40.85 24 hr change: +.70 Flood Stage: 48.0
@ Vicksburg 3/8 6:00 AM Stage: 36.74 24 hr change: +.94 Flood Stage: 43.0
Flood Advisory Until Wednesday, March 24. (See More Below)
@ Natchez 3/8 6:00 AM Stage: 44.11 24 hr change: +1.00 Flood Stage: 48.0
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FROM NWS: Flood Advisory for the Big Black River At West.
* From this evening to Tuesday morning. * At 7:45 PM CST Sunday the stage was 14.0 feet. * Action stage is 12.0 feet. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 4.9 feet Friday evening. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, Lowlands and agricultural land near the river begin to flood.
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FROM NWS: The Flood Advisory continues for
the Mississippi River At Vicksburg. * Until Wednesday, March 24. * At 11:00 AM CST Sunday the stage was 36.0 feet. * Action stage is 35.0 feet. * Flood stage is 43.0 feet. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 40.0 feet Thursday, March 18. * Impact...At 39.5 feet, The Long Lake Road to Eagle Lake Road becomes impassable about 1 mile north of the Long Lake Community.
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Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads.
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.