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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Jackson, MS

January 26, 2026Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this river flood warning at Jan 26, 2026, 8:44 AM CST for Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 26, 2026, 8:15 PM CST. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2026, 8:44 AM CST (14:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2026, 8:15 PM CST
Expired
Jan 28, 2026, 9:39 AM CST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Big Black River near Bentonia (BTAM6).

Action stage
21 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07289730, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 7:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake61 hr
Jan 26, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes5 days
Jan 26, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.