5 p.m. update: Crest lowered another 6 inches to 63.0 feet

Published 5:00 pm Sunday, May 15, 2011

Sunday afternoon the National Weather Service lowered the crest another 6 inches to 63.0. The river is still predicted to crest on May 21. That was even better news than the half a foot of good news Saturday, when the National Weather Service reduced the predicted Mississippi River crest to 63.5 feet on May 21.

NATCHEZ — Sunday afternoon the National Weather Service lowered the crest another 6 inches to 63.0. The river is still predicted to crest on May 21. That was even better news than the half a foot of good news Saturday, when the National Weather Service reduced the predicted Mississippi River crest to 63.5 feet on May 21.

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