Flood Watch until 12:00PM Friday 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee, including the following areas, in East Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee AR, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis. In North Mississippi, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha. In Southeast Missouri, Dunklin and Pemiscot. In West Tennessee, Benton TN, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley.
* WHEN...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible on tonight into Friday morning mainly for areas along and north of I-40. All of this combined with saturated soils could cause flash flooding in the watch area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... GREENE ... CRAIGHEAD ... POINSETT ... MISSISSIPPI ... CROSS ... CRITTENDEN ... ST. FRANCIS ... LEE ... PHILLIPS ... DUNKLIN ... PEMISCOT ... DESOTO ... MARSHALL ... BENTON ... TIPPAH ... ALCORN ... TISHOMINGO ... TUNICA ... TATE ... PRENTISS ... COAHOMA ... QUITMAN ... PANOLA ... LAFAYETTE ... UNION ... PONTOTOC ... LEE ... ITAWAMBA ... TALLAHATCHIE ... YALOBUSHA ... CALHOUN ... CHICKASAW ... MONROE ... LAKE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY ... HENRY ... DYER ... GIBSON ... CARROLL ... BENTON ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... HAYWOOD ... CROCKETT ... MADISON ... CHESTER ... HENDERSON ... DECATUR ... SHELBY ... FAYETTE ... HARDEMAN ... MCNAIRY ... HARDIN
Instructions:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073