Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Mobile/Pensacola
Areas Affected: George, MS; Greene, MS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:42am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:42am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:42am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 2:12am CDT
Issued by: NWS Mobile AL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting Greene and George Counties. For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville. * WHEN...Until late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, flooding of lowlands continues and some roads in low lying areas become cut off by high water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55b96be6e03f39fdfa8f93495e32a70716209432.001.1 Codes: MSC039, MSC041 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55b96be6e03f39fdfa8f93495e32a70716209432.001.1