000 WGUS84 KJAN 100256 FLSJAN MSC079-101454- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS 956 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2005 * A RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR: THE YOCKANOOKANY RIVER AT OFAHOMA... FOR THE YOCKANOOKANY RIVER NEAR OFAHOMA... * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * LATEST STAGE: 21.8 FEET AT 8 PM SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE: 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST: THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED, COMBINED WITH RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. CAUTION IS ALSO URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER INFORMATION...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS...AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOR ALL FORECAST POINTS BY CLICKING ON EACH POINT. FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM CREST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE STG DAY TIME YOCKANOOKANY RIVER OFAHOMA 19 21.8 SAT 08 PM 21.8 21.7 21.4 CRESTING $$