FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 923 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AT GRAHAM FERRY AFFECTING JACKSON 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. && MSC059-180823- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ /PGFM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110317T1045Z.110321T0600Z.NO/ 923 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AT GRAHAM FERRY. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STEADILY FALLING THEREAFTER. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...RIVER PROPERTY AT CUMBEST BLUFF WILL BE CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER AND SOME RIVER ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE. $$