Flood Advisory until 09:00PM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of North Mississippi, including the following counties, Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha.
* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oxford, Clarksdale, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Tutwiler, Bruce, Marks, Lambert, Jonestown, Coffeeville, Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Enid, Scobey and Paynes. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... COAHOMA, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OXFORDMS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory