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Flooding: Mississippi

Current Hydrologic Alerts for Mississippi provided by the National Weather Service - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Mississippi - Current Hydrologic Observations - NWS AHPS

  1. Minor (18.5 ft) - Alert - WSTM6 - Big Black River at West (Mississippi)

    Flood Categories

    Primary (ft)

    • Action : 12 ft
    • Minor : 15 ft
    • Moderate : 20 ft
    • Major : 25 ft

    Secondary (kcfs)

    • Action : Not Set
    • Minor : Not Set
    • Moderate : Not Set
    • Major : Not Set

    The forecast flood categories are the same as the observation flood categories.

    Gauge Data

    Observations

    Latest Observation Category: Normal
    Latest Observation: 6.14 ft
    Latest Observation (Secondary): 0.554 kcfs
    Observation Time: May 25, 2022 11:45 PM -0500

    Forecasts

    Forecast Issued: May 25, 2022 07:54 PM -0500

    Recent

    Recent Category: Normal
    Recent Projected Forecast Available: 6.9 ft
    Recent Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 0.628 kcfs
    Recent Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Highest

    Highest Category: Minor
    Highest Projected Forecast Available: 18.5 ft
    Highest Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 6.58 kcfs
    Highest Projected Forecast Time: May 29, 2022 07:00 AM -0500

    Last

    Last Category: Minor
    Last Projected Forecast Available: 16.4 ft
    Last Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 3.29 kcfs
    Last Projected Forecast Time: May 30, 2022 07:00 PM -0500


    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for West: USGS ID: 07289350

  2. Action (37.64 ft) - Alert - VCKM6 - Mississippi River at Vicksburg (Mississippi)

    Flood Categories

    Primary (ft)

    • Action : 35 ft
    • Minor : 43 ft
    • Moderate : 46 ft
    • Major : 50 ft

    Secondary (kcfs)

    • Action : Not Set
    • Minor : Not Set
    • Moderate : Not Set
    • Major : Not Set

    The forecast flood categories are the same as the observation flood categories.

    Gauge Data

    Observations

    Latest Observation Category: Action
    Latest Observation: 37.64 ft
    Latest Observation (Secondary): 1050 kcfs
    Observation Time: May 26, 2022 12:00 AM -0500

    Forecasts

    Forecast Issued: May 25, 2022 09:39 AM -0500

    Recent

    Recent Category: Action
    Recent Projected Forecast Available: 37 ft
    Recent Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 1030 kcfs
    Recent Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Highest

    Highest Category: Action
    Highest Projected Forecast Available: 37.2 ft
    Highest Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 1040 kcfs
    Highest Projected Forecast Time: Jun 1, 2022 01:00 PM -0500

    Last

    Last Category: Action
    Last Projected Forecast Available: 36.1 ft
    Last Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 996 kcfs
    Last Projected Forecast Time: Jun 8, 2022 07:00 PM -0500


    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Vicksburg: USGS ID: 07289000

  3. Action (14.5 ft) - Alert - TYTM6 - Bogue Chitto River near Tylertown (Mississippi)

    Flood Categories

    Primary (ft)

    • Action : 14 ft
    • Minor : 15 ft
    • Moderate : 17 ft
    • Major : 23 ft

    Flow (secondary) data is not currently enabled for this gauge.

    The forecast flood categories are the same as the observation flood categories.

    Gauge Data

    Observations

    Latest Observation Category: Normal
    Latest Observation: 7.8 ft
    Observation Time: May 25, 2022 11:45 PM -0500

    Forecasts

    Forecast Issued: May 25, 2022 08:24 AM -0500

    Recent

    Recent Category: Normal
    Recent Projected Forecast Available: 9.4 ft
    Recent Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Highest

    Highest Category: Action
    Highest Projected Forecast Available: 14.5 ft
    Highest Projected Forecast Time: May 27, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Last

    Last Category: Normal
    Last Projected Forecast Available: 6.8 ft
    Last Projected Forecast Time: May 30, 2022 07:00 AM -0500


    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Tylertown: USGS ID: 02490500

  4. Minor (49.35 ft) - Alert - RRLL1 - Mississippi River at Red River Landing (Louisiana)

    Flood Categories

    Primary (ft)

    • Action : 40 ft
    • Minor : 48 ft
    • Moderate : 55 ft
    • Major : 64 ft

    Flow (secondary) data is not currently enabled for this gauge.

    The forecast flood categories are the same as the observation flood categories.

    Gauge Data

    Observations

    Latest Observation Category: Minor
    Latest Observation: 49.35 ft
    Observation Time: May 25, 2022 11:00 PM -0500

    Forecasts

    Forecast Issued: May 25, 2022 08:24 PM -0500

    Recent

    Recent Category: Minor
    Recent Projected Forecast Available: 49.3 ft
    Recent Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Highest

    Highest Category: Minor
    Highest Projected Forecast Available: 49.3 ft
    Highest Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Last

    Last Category: Action
    Last Projected Forecast Available: 47.2 ft
    Last Projected Forecast Time: Jun 8, 2022 07:00 PM -0500


  5. Action (12 ft) - Alert - PLAM6 - Pearl River near Philadelphia/at Burnside (Mississippi)

    Flood Categories

    Primary (ft)

    • Action : 12 ft
    • Minor : 13 ft
    • Moderate : 16 ft
    • Major : 23 ft

    Secondary (kcfs)

    • Action : Not Set
    • Minor : Not Set
    • Moderate : Not Set
    • Major : Not Set

    The forecast flood categories are the same as the observation flood categories.

    Gauge Data

    Observations

    Latest Observation Category: Normal
    Latest Observation: 7.97 ft
    Latest Observation (Secondary): 0.21 kcfs
    Observation Time: May 25, 2022 11:45 PM -0500

    Forecasts

    Forecast Issued: May 25, 2022 08:09 AM -0500

    Recent

    Recent Category: Normal
    Recent Projected Forecast Available: 8.6 ft
    Recent Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 0.283 kcfs
    Recent Projected Forecast Time: May 26, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Highest

    Highest Category: Action
    Highest Projected Forecast Available: 12 ft
    Highest Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 0.909 kcfs
    Highest Projected Forecast Time: May 28, 2022 01:00 AM -0500

    Last

    Last Category: Normal
    Last Projected Forecast Available: 10 ft
    Last Projected Forecast Available (Secondary): 0.49 kcfs
    Last Projected Forecast Time: May 30, 2022 07:00 AM -0500


    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Philadelphia/at Burnside: USGS ID: 02481880