FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 911 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... 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. && MSC059-110911- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0028.110313T2059Z-000000T0000Z/ /PGFM6.1.ER.110313T2059Z.110317T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 911 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AT GRAHAM FERRY. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 13TH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE ESTIMATED STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 13TH AND WILL CREST AT 17 FEET ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 17TH. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...RIVER PROPERTY AT CUMBEST BLUFF WILL BE CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER AND SOME RIVER ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE. $$