FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 943 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... THE EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR CAESAR AFFECTING PEARL RIVER COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DON`T DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC109-111800- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110311T1800Z/ /CREM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110310T2030Z.110311T1200Z.NO/ 943 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR CAESAR. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE CREEK HAS ALREADY CRESTED AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...WATER OVER A FEW ROADS IN THE CITY OF PICAYUNE WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. SCHOOL BUS TRAFFIC MAY NEED ALTERNATE ROUTES. A FEW HOMES ON NORTHWOOD DRIVE WILL BE THREATENED. BEECH STREET AND WESTCHESTER SUBDIVISION BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST BRANCHES SUBJECT TO FLOODING IN LOW PLACES. $$