Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 6:33AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 4:33am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended 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 this afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, flooding of lowlands will occur. At 22.0
feet, flooding of lowlands continues and some roads in low lying
areas become cut off by high water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 22.0 feet
Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
George, MS; Greene, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender: