Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...

Wolf River Above Gulfport affecting Harrison County.

.Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 may bring additional heavy rains to the area Wednesday night into Thursday. Any additional rains will impact river stages and flooding.

For the Wolf River...including Gulfport...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wolf River above Gulfport.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Bells Ferry Road will be closed within a mile of the bridge as the road will be covered by swift moving river current.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 4.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 10.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5 feet on 05/15/1990. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood