Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 10:05PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 24, 2026 - 8:05pm
Expires:
May 25, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood
Warning 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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville.
* WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flooding of lowlands will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 21.0
feet 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