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Friday, 29 March 2024

Stage set for dangerous flooding

Credit: WAPT
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Stage set for dangerous flooding
Stage set for dangerous flooding
Stage set for dangerous flooding

16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONSIS LIVE ALONG THE PEARLTRACKING THAT.

THE PEARL RIVER WASALREADY HIGH ON IT'S BANKSBECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUSWEEK'S RAIN EVENTS NORTH OFTHERE.THIS ADDITION TODAY...SETTING A DANGEROUS"STAGE" FOR FLOODING.FLOODING REPAIR WORK WELLUNDERWAY AT THE STUDIOS OFBALLET MAGNIFICATWEDNESDAY.<ERIN BEAVER/BALLETMAGNIFCAT: IT HAS BEENQUITE DAMP!SOME DANCERS TURNED FLOODREPAIR CREWS...AFTERTORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVERTHE WEEKEND FOUND IT'S WAYINSIDE THE STUDIO.MAGNIFICAT: IT WAS RAININGQUITE A BIT ON THE INSIDE OFOUR.

AND WE HAD A LOT OFFLOODING PRETTY STEADYRAINRAIN COMING IN THROUGH OUR 4LARGE DANCE SPACES.THE HEAVY RAINS FORCING THELEFLEUR'S BLUFF STATE PARKTO SHUT DOWN IT'SCAMPGROUNDS....<ANDRE HOLLIS/DIRECTOR OFPARK OPERATIONS-MDWFP:THE WATER LEVELS STARTEDRISING SO WE CONTACTED THECAMPERS TO START GETTINGTHEM OUT OF THE CAMPGROUNDBECAUSE ANYTIME THE WATERGETS TO 26 FEET..IT STARTSCOMING ACROSS THE ROAD.ALMOST A DOZEN CAMPERS TOLDTO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.THE PEARL RIVER HAS RISEN INLARGE PART DUE TO THE RAINSUP NORTH OF THE RESERVOIR.SPILLWAY OPERATORS OPENEDMORE FLOOD GATES EARLY INTHE WEEK TO RELIEVE SOME OFTHE INFLOW TO THE BIG LAKE...AND AT THE SAMETIME...TRY NOT TO RAISE THELEVELS DOWNSTREAM NEARJACKSON.<MARTY POPE/HYDROLOGIST-NWS: PEARL AT JACKSON IS AT28.2 THIS MORNING.WHICH IS RIGHT AT FLOODSTAGE....AND ACCORDING TOCHIEF HYDROLOGIST MARTYPOPE WITH THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE ...THATCOULD LEAD TO ANYTHING FROMLIGHT TO MODERATE FLOODING..UNLESS THE WEATHER TAKESA SURPRISING TURN.NWS: THE FLASH FLOODING ISTHE BIGGEST ISSUES WE HAVETO WORRY ABOUT IT IT'SNOTHING THE RAIN FALL YOUEXPECT BUT THE RAIN FALLTHAT YOU DON'T EXPECT THATCAUSES YOUR PROBLEM.THE PEARL RIVER ISCRESTING IN WHAT IS COMINGINTO THE REZ AND THAT MEANSJACKSON WILL CONTINUE TOFALL HERE ON THE PEARL.THE BIGGEST IMPACTSSHOULD BE FELT IN THE LOWLYING AREAS AND DOWN RIV

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