Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:54AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 7:54am
Expires:
May 7, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following river in Mississippi...
Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting George and Greene Counties.
For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville...
Minor flooding is forecast.
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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.
* 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 13.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Saturday morning and continue rising to 23.0 feet early
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
George, MS; Greene, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov