FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 652 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... THE WOLF RIVER ABOVE GULFPORT AFFECTING HARRISON 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. && MSC047-111852- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110312T0634Z/ /GLFM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110311T1200Z.110312T0034Z.NO/ 652 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WOLF RIVER ABOVE GULFPORT. * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND CONTINUE RISING UNTIL CRESTING AT AROUND 9.0 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...BELLS FERRY ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE WITH DEEP WATER ON THE EAST BRIDGE APPROACH. $$