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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

909 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 

Mississippi...



  Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta



For the Little Tallahatchie River...including Etta...Minor flooding 

is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.



The next statement will be issued as needed.



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MSC071-093-145-081415-

/O.CON.KMEG.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-250408T1732Z/

/ETAM6.1.ER.250406T1042Z.250407T0600Z.250408T1132Z.NR/

909 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. 

  This approaches the flood of record.



* WHERE...Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta.



* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Cropland flooding is very extensive and 

  water begins to cover County Road 46. County Road 47 has 1 to 2 

  feet of water over the unpaved portions. Evacuations become 

  necessary due to access problems.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 27.8 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.9

    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below

    flood stage Tuesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3466 8944 3466 8910 3446 8912 3434 8925

      3441 8944





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