Flood Warning until 08:00AM Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Little Tallahatchie Canal...S.F. of the Forked Deer River...Yalobusha River. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta near New Albany
* from Tuesday February 11 until Wednesday February 12.
* At 10 AM Monday the stage was...15.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 26.0 feet on Tuesday February 11.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Tuesday February 11 and continue to rise to near 26.0 feet by Tuesday February 11. The river will fall below flood stage by Wednesday February 12.
* 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 this evening 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OXFORDMS followed by your message, to 888777
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