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Flood Warning for Pearl River at Jackson

By Todd Stauffer

April 6, 2014

The National Weather services is reporting a flood warning for the Pearl River in Jackson; the river is already assumed to be above flood stage (at 28 feet) and could continue to rise throughout the week to reach high levels on Wednesday and Thursday.

Verbatim report: THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEARL RIVER AT JACKSON FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

  • AT 10:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.2 FEET.

  • MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

  • FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.

  • FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.5 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HIGHER CREST.

  • IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT BUSINESSES ON SOUTH PRESIDENT AND SOUTH FARISH STREETS. SIDNEY STREET IS FLOODED.

  • IMPACT...AT 31.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO IMPACT APPROACHES TO ADDITIONAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE BYRAM AREA.

  • IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...WATER BACKS UP INTO SEVERAL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE JACKSON AREA. WATER IS UNDER SOME HOMES NEAR THE RIVER IN THE BYRAM AREA.

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