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Lauderdale EMA
Tuesday January 23rd, 2024 :: 03:37 a.m. CST

Alert

Flood Watch until 06:00AM Thursday

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Mississippi, including the following areas, in central Mississippi, Attala, Choctaw, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Madison MS, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith and Yazoo. In east central Mississippi, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee and Winston. In north central Mississippi, Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery and Webster. In northeast Mississippi, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha. In south central Mississippi, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence and Lincoln. In southeast Mississippi, Covington. In southwest Mississippi, Adams, Claiborne, Franklin MS and Jefferson. In west central Mississippi, Warren.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. Localized more impactful flooding could occur where the heaviest rain falls, including the potential for road closures.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms with the potential to produce heavy rainfall rates will move repeatedly across the watch area from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night. Much of this rainfall will run off and result in flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas. More impactful flooding could develop where the heaviest rain falls.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRENADA ... CARROLL ... MONTGOMERY ... WEBSTER ... CLAY ... LOWNDES ... CHOCTAW ... OKTIBBEHA ... HOLMES ... ATTALA ... WINSTON ... NOXUBEE ... YAZOO ... MADISON ... LEAKE ... NESHOBA ... KEMPER ... WARREN ... HINDS ... RANKIN ... SCOTT ... NEWTON ... LAUDERDALE ... CLAIBORNE ... COPIAH ... SIMPSON ... SMITH ... JASPER ... JEFFERSON ... ADAMS ... FRANKLIN ... LINCOLN ... LAWRENCE ... JEFFERSON DAVIS ... COVINGTON

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Lauderdale EMA
2525 14th St
Meridian, MS 39301

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-482-9852

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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