Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
936 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...

  Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting George and Greene Counties.

For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob.

The next statement will be issued when updates occur.


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MSC039-041-231445-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-240524T0130Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.240519T1830Z.240521T2215Z.240523T1930Z.NO/
936 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville.

* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.

* 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 Wednesday the stage was 21.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Thursday afternoon and continue falling to 14.1 feet
    Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8857 3143 8846 3108 8854 3098 8873
      3100 8875 3110 8858


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