Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 28 at 9:45PM CDT until April 29 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 7:45pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
FFWMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Memphis, Walls,
Lynchburg, Eudora, Lewisburg, Lake Cormorant, Nesbit, Alden, Jago,
Bright, Frees Corners, Robinson Gin, West Days, Plum Point, Twin
Lakes and Love.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
DeSoto, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: