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City of Oxford, MS
Wednesday January 1st, 2020 :: 07:02 p.m. CST

Alert

Flood Warning until 12:00AM Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Little Tallahatchie Canal. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a

* Flood Warning for the Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta near New Albany

* from late Thursday January 2 until later Friday January 3.

* At 6 PM Wednesday the stage was...12.4 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Maximum forecast stage of 25.0 feet on Friday January 3.

* Flood stage is 25.0 feet. At 25.0 feet, Extensive crop land flooding is occurring, mainly between State Highway 30 and County Highway 46. Water is beginning to cover the unpaved portion of Union County Highway 47 near Mud Creek..

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... UNION, MS

Instructions:

A followup Flood Statement will be issued Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. For graphical river and flood information...please go to www.weather.gov and click near Memphis on the map, then select Rivers and Lakes. Do not drive through flooded areas...turn around don't drown. Stay tuned to your weather radio and your local news media for the latest river information.

Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant 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 Warning

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