Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 13 at 9:28PM CDT until March 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 13, 2026 - 7:28pm
Expires:
March 14, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
...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 forecast.
* WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville.
* WHEN...From Saturday evening to Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flooding of lowlands will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 21.0 feet early Monday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
George, MS; Greene, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov