Several days of heavy rainfall fell over the Delta and parts of north and central Mississippi, breaching multiple levees, flooding homes and businesses, drowning crops and washing out roads.

Parts of Mississippi received up to seven inches of rain per day over a three-day period this week — a historic weather event.

“One observer measured slightly over 20 inches of rain in the last three days,” Andy Sniezak, National Weather Service meteorologist in Memphis, told the Clarion Ledger of rainfall in Tallahatchie County.

Several state and county highways in the Delta were closed this week because of flooding on Thursday. In Bolivar County, Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Lamb said that floodwaters got inside between 150-200 homes.

“We’ve had to use boats to rescue people and get them to safe ground,” Lamb said. “All the roads are under water, so we’ll have to wait until the water goes down before we can see if we have some infrastructure damage.”

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency released video that showed two levees breached in Tallahatchie County, where more farmland was flooded.

Officials in Carroll County warned on Thursday evening that a dam known as the Pelucia Control Structure could collapse within the next 12 to 24 hours.

Earlier in the week, several in Lafayette County were asked to evacuate their homes on Wednesday due to a failing dam at Lake Tara. Those residents were later given the all-clear to return to their homes.

The weekend forecast calls for more rain and maybe severe weather in parts of the already affected areas of the state.

“After the week we’ve had this is not something anyone wants to see,” the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MSEMA) posted on Twitter.

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Photos: Historic rainfall floods homes across north Mississippi

by Vickie King, Mississippi Today
June 11, 2021

<h1>Photos: Historic rainfall floods homes across north Mississippi</h1> <p class="byline">by Vickie King, Mississippi Today <br />June 11, 2021</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006631" data-id="1006631" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185852/Delta-flooding5.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A home in Sunflower County is surrounded by flash flooding after heavy rain moved through the area.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006633" data-id="1006633" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185848/Delta-flooding3.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A motorists slowly makes his way through high water along East Park Avenue in Drew after torrential rain caused flash flooding in the area.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006632" data-id="1006632" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185850/Delta-flooding4.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Crops planted in fields along U.S. 49 in Sunflower County. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the area.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006630" data-id="1006630" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185854/Delta-flooding6.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Bridge Avenue completely submerged due to flash flooding in Drew .</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006629" data-id="1006629" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185857/Delta-flooding7.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A flooded field of corn in Sunflower County.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006628" data-id="1006628" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185859/Delta-flooding8.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">East Shaw Street in Drew under water and blocked off to thru-traffic due to flash flooding.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006627" data-id="1006627" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185902/Delta-flooding9.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A home in Sunflower County on U.S. 49 West is threatened by rising flash flood waters.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006626" data-id="1006626" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185904/Delta-flooding10.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Flash flood waters threaten a home in Sunflower County on U.S. 49 West.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006625" data-id="1006625" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185907/Delta-flooding11.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">One of many homes in Sunflower County on U.S. 49 West threatened by rising flash flood waters.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006624" data-id="1006624" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185909/Delta-flooding12.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Vehicles trapped by flash flooding in Sunflower County after torrential rain moved through the area.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006623" data-id="1006623" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185912/Delta-flooding13.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Mobile homes in Sunflower County sit in flash flood water.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006622" data-id="1006622" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185914/Delta-flooding14.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Vehicles at a tire and alignment shop sit in flash flood waters.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006621" data-id="1006621" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185916/Delta-flooding15.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Vehicles at a tire and alignment shop in Sunflower County sit in flash flood waters after heavy rain moved through the area.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006634" data-id="1006634" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185845/Delta-flooding2.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">U.S. 49 West north of Drew was closed to thru-traffic due to flash flooding caused by torrential rain. Motorists were left with no choice but to turn around.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006635" data-id="1006635" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185843/Delta-flooding1.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Traffic signs near the intersection of East Park Avenue and U.S. 49 West in Drew, warn motorists traveling north the highway had been closed to thru-traffic due to torrential rain causing flash flooding .</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1006620" data-id="1006620" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06185919/Delta-flooding16.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Flash flooding in Drew, along U.S. 49.</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>Several days of heavy rainfall fell over the Delta and parts of north and central Mississippi, breaching multiple levees, flooding homes and businesses, drowning crops and washing out roads.</p> <p>Parts of Mississippi received up to seven inches of rain per day over a three-day period this week — a historic weather event.</p> <p>"One observer measured slightly over 20 inches of rain in the last three days," Andy Sniezak, National Weather Service meteorologist in Memphis, told<a href="https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2021/06/10/heavy-rain-north-mississippi-flooding-homes-rescues/7635484002/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> the Clarion Ledger </a>of rainfall in Tallahatchie County.</p> <p>Several state and county highways in the Delta were closed this week because of flooding on Thursday. In Bolivar County, Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Lamb said that floodwaters got inside between 150-200 homes.</p> <p>“We’ve had to use boats to rescue people and get them to safe ground,” Lamb said. “All the roads are under water, so we’ll have to wait until the water goes down before we can see if we have some infrastructure damage.”</p> <p>The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency released video that showed <a href="https://twitter.com/MSEMA/status/1403002744475058177" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two levees breached</a> in Tallahatchie County, where more farmland was flooded.</p> <p>Officials in Carroll County warned on Thursday evening that a dam known as the Pelucia Control Structure could collapse within the next 12 to 24 hours.</p> <p>Earlier in the week, several in Lafayette County were asked to evacuate their homes on Wednesday due to a failing dam at Lake Tara. Those residents were later given the all-clear to return to their homes.</p> <p>The weekend forecast calls for more rain and maybe severe weather in parts of the already affected areas of the state.</p> <p>"After the week we've had this is not something anyone wants to see," the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MSEMA) posted on Twitter.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2021/06/11/mississippi-flooding-delta-historic-rainfall/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1006688&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2021/06/11/mississippi-flooding-delta-historic-rainfall/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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