Flood Advisory until 02:00AM Tuesday 
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of North Mississippi, including the following counties, Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Union and Yalobusha.
* WHEN...Until 200 AM CST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1100 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Water Valley, Trace State Park, Bruce, Coffeeville, Ecru, Banner, Paris, Tula, Velma, Denmark, Randolph, Pinedale, Scobey, Troy, Furrs, Paynes, Thaxton and Algoma. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... UNION, 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
