Posted on 01/14/2020 4:16:13 PM PST by Steven Scharf
Flash flood emergency in Mississippi, dam in 'imminent danger' of failing
By Travis Fedschun
Authorities in Mississippi urged residents to evacuate in the northern part of the state Tuesday after heavy rains spawned a flash-flood emergency and put a dam at "imminent" risk of failing.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the Jackson metro area and urged residents to seek higher ground after heavy rains created a "life-threatening situation."
"Local officials have reported multiple swift water rescues ongoing or needed in the Downtown Jackson area," the NWS tweeted. "More rain is expected!"
A flash flood emergency also was issued in Oktibbeha County, located in the east-central portion of the state.
"Oktibbeha County Lake Dam is in imminent danger of failing," the NWS office tweeted. "Those in this area should evacuate and seek higher ground!"
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said that Oktibbeha County is encouraging residents who live near the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam to evacuate.
"After inspection, the County Engineer believe failure of the dam is imminent," the agency said.
Oktibbeha County EMA Director Karen Campanella told WTVA-TV the evacuation is not mandatory at this time, but residents in the area near the dam should move a safe distance away.
Earlier in the day, the Warren County Fire Service and Warren County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi rescued a driver who was trapped in a car in the water. A photo of the rescue showed water completedly surrounding the vehicle.
The Warren County Fire Service and Warren County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi conducted a water rescue of a driver trapped in a vehicle amid flash floods.
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The flash flood emergency in the Jackson area was issued Tuesday afternoon and covered an area with a population of more than 380,000.
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Hope those 250 people can get out of the way of this thing.
This only proves that Greta Thunberg is correct. Global Warming or something, yadda yadda yadda.
May the good Lord be with them all and keep them safe.
I used to live in Oktibbeha County for a short time. I wonder how close that dam is to Starkville.
It talks about northern Mississippi, Western Mississippi, and Central Mississippi. I have seen posts on Facebook of areas near Jackson having flooding. I remember the Flood of ‘79 from when I was a child. I think of Jackson similarly now but it isn’t flooded by water.
Democrats in the area questioning if “imminent” means they should leave now or tomorrow...
Are they Blaming the civil engineers,yet?
Our kids attend college In Starkville. I do not see any warnings on the MSU website and the kids would get an alert on their phone if there was a risk on campus, so, for now I’m going to assume all is well, unless they let me know otherwise. And I will pass any notifications I get along to FR.
7 miles NE of Starkville. The lake is about 2 square miles in area.
LOL. Good one!
May God watch over them and keep them safe
The levee is on the east side of the lake on County Lake Road and will flood to the east in what appears to be mostly farm and scrub land. The only question is Starkville on higher ground than the east side of the lake?
If they’re democrats they should leave tomorrow.
I hope people get to safety not everything is urgent by Pelosi definition.
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