Flash Flood Warning until 12:45AM Wednesday 
FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Memphis, Walls, Lynchburg, Eudora, Lewisburg, Lake Cormorant, Nesbit, Alden, Jago, Bright, Frees Corners, Robinson Gin, West Days, Plum Point, Twin Lakes and Love.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DESOTO, MS
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Olive Branch
9200 Pigeon Roost Rd
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-892-9200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OLIVEBRANCH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning
