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Flood Warning

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Hancock, MS

Status In Progress Started about 3 hours ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi...
Jourdan River Near Kiln/Bay St. Louis affecting Hancock County.
Wolf River Above Gulfport affecting Harrison County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi...
Biloxi River Near Lyman affecting Harrison County.
Tchoutacabouffa River Above D'Iberville affecting Harrison County.
For the Jourdan River...including Kiln/Bay St. Louis...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Wolf River...including Gulfport...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Biloxi River...including Lyman...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Tchoutacabouffa River...including D'Iberville...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Jourdan River near Kiln/Bay St. Louis.
* WHEN...Until this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, The Jourdan River Steamer restaurant will flood. Drainage ditches along Mississippi Highway 43 will be running full and near the shoulder of the road at the bridge approach. Water will cover most of the Jourdan River Steamer property and residential property on the south bank.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is falling and will fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.1 feet on 04/29/2016. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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