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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 11:03 PM May. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PETAL AND PORTIONS OF FORREST COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FORREST AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTIES... At 603 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in Petal and portions of Forrest County. Flash flooding is already occurring from earlier rainfall. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Petal and portions of Forrest County. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hattiesburg, Petal, West Hattiesburg, Purvis, McLaurin, Rock Hill, Sunrise, Brooklyn, Maxie and Macedonia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
River Flood Warning
Issued: 9:58 PM May. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black Creek near Brooklyn. * WHEN...From late tonight to early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.8 feet, Portions of JC Burt Road flood in the Camp Dantzler area begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 21.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu Black Creek Brooklyn 20.0 16.5 Mon 3 pm CDT 21.0 18.3 14.2 &&
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