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Weather Forecast Office Jackson, MS

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Big Black River near Bovina are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 40 Moderate Flood Stage: 38 Flood Stage: 28 Action Stage: 27 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 40.77 ft on 05/24/1983 (2) 40.56 ft on 04/16/1979 (3) 40.53 ft on 12/20/1961 (4) 40.20 ft on 02/16/2020 (5) 39.74 ft on 05/05/1958 (6) 39.65 ft on 04/01/1951 (7) 39.59 ft on 04/18/2019 (8) 39.29 ft on 03/21/1973 (9) 39.22 ft on 01/11/1949 (10) 39.21 ft on 05/05/1991 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 37.77 ft on 06/18/2021 (P) (2) 37.23 ft on 04/29/2020 (3) 40.20 ft on 02/16/2020 (4) 38.91 ft on 01/18/2020 (5) 36.46 ft on 11/15/2019 (6) 34.80 ft on 05/14/2019 (7) 39.59 ft on 04/18/2019 (8) 38.30 ft on 03/02/2019 (9) 37.02 ft on 01/09/2019 (10) 32.58 ft on 04/14/2018 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 5.99 ft on 09/30/1954 (2) 6.70 ft on 10/27/1992 (3) 6.73 ft on 09/16/1995 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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47	Water approaches the road surface of the Old Highway 80 bridge.
43.3	Water approaches the under clearance of the Old Highway 80 bridge.
40	Water is close to entering some houses and camps just upstream of Old Highway 80 bridge on Hinds County side of the river.
39.8	Several hundred acres of agricultural land in western Hinds and eastern Warren counties are underwater.
39.5	Many houses and camps just upstream of old highway 80 bridge on Hinds County side of river are surrounded by water.
38	Water is across the road near the Old Highway 80 bridge. Extensive flooding of agricultural land is occurring. Several local access roads are also underwater.
37.5	Access roads to the river front area off of old highway 80 road near the bridge begin to flood.
32.5	Water begins to cover Warrior's Trail Road.
32	Several access roads along and near the river are under water.
28	Low-lying agricultural land near the river begins to flood.
Photos (1) Upstream view from the Old Highway 80 Bridge - Stage 13.94 ft (2) Downstream view from Old Highway 80 bridge - 13.94 feet

About This Location

Latitude: 32.347770° N, Longitude: 90.696940° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 28 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 84.93 ft 112.93 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Bovina U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Bovina

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