Big River headed up..........

[Wildfowler]

Got some more downward revisions today!!

[southdeltan]

[Wildfowler]

Another downward revision just now.

[southdeltan]

[msbigdawg1234]

From what I heard the river is posed to fall fast.. 3-5 ft day.. that will be as destructive as anything if that happens

[davidees]

[southdeltan]

[DanP]

[levi127]

My question

How are all the thousands of hunters suppose to be told hunting has not stopped west of hwy 61? A lot of people have questioned this and been wondering bc they haven't been contacted or seen it anywhere. I was unaware till I saw this thread also.

[GrizwalD]

[novacaine]

[DanP]

January 4, 2016

GOOD NEWS! The NWS has lowered the crests by 1.5’!

Current MS River Gage Readings:
Arkansas City 39.5’
Greenville 51.1’
Vicksburg 43.9’

The National Weather Service (NWS) Mississippi River forecast:
Arkansas City 45.5’ on January 12th
Greenville 57.5’ on January 13th
Vicksburg 52.5’ on January 15th

Yazoo Backwater Area:
The Steele Bayou Structure is closed. The current landside gage reading is 88.1’. The landside will get to 90.0’ with the current water on the ground. With normal rainfall the Yazoo Backwater will get up to 94’.

Carter Area/Wolf Lake Area:
With the predicted 52.5’ crest at Vicksburg, the Carter Area/Wolf Lake Area is predicted to reach ~101.5’.

Thanks,

Peter Nimrod
Chief Engineer
MS Levee Board
(662)334-4813

[BDeer]

[southdeltan]

[SB]

Levi127,

A good question you ask. The law is a longstanding one, but one that rarely has to be enforced during deer/duck/small game seasons, so you don't hear much about it. The MDWFP hits all the regular news sources (newspaper, TV, radio, etc.) with press releases plus FaceBook, Twitter, and the MDWFP web site. Word of mouth spreads this type of news quick. When the forecast came out of going above the flood stages for all the reference points, hunters started calling the MDWFP Jackson office trying to separate fact from fiction.

Thanks,