THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 47.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 47.8 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 48.0 FEET...CARTHAGE POINT ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE. * IMPACT...AT 47.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER THE FORMER BELWOOD GOLF COURSE AND CARTHAGE POINT ROAD AREA SOUTH OF NATCHEZ. * IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...WATER UNDER SOME BUILDINGS AROUND FORT ADAMS, MISSISSIPPI. * IMPACT...AT 44.0 FEET...SOME CAMPS AND MOST ACCESS ROADS FLOODED ALONG LAKE MARY. * IMPACT...AT 43.0 FEET...WATER IS OVER THORNBURG LAKE ROAD IN THE AREA KNOWN AS ANNA S BOTTOM NORTH OF NATCHEZ. ALSO, LAKE MARY ROAD IS UNDER WATER. * IMPACT...AT 38.0 FEET...LOWLANDS ALONG THE RIVER IN AREAS NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES BEGIN TO FLOOD. SOME OF THESE AREAS CONTAIN OIL AND GAS WELLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER, BUT ARE NOT AFFECTED UNTIL HIGHER STAGES. && FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM CREST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED CREST DAY TIME LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATCHEZ 48 47.3 SUN 10 AM 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.8 FRI 06 PMNote: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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