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FLSMEG
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1056 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen
For the Buttahatchie River...including Aberdeen...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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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1056 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water is covering a portion of Air Base
Road located on the west bank of the river. Low-lying farmland is
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 14.9 feet Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3409 8829 3409 8821 3373 8826 3365 8843
3370 8844 3375 8839
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CJC