It rained across much of the state Tuesday night and this morning, but the severe storms the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency warned residents of did not produce much damage.
Lowndes County, as of 9 a.m., received one to three inches of rain, depending on the location within the county. Oktibbeha County received three to five inches. Monroe County received one to five inches, Clay County received two and a half to five inches and Noxubee County got one to three inches, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson.
No major damage occurred in Lowndes County, according to Cindy Lawrence, executive director of Lowndes County Emergency Management.
“Nothing has been reported as of 8 o’clock,” she told The Dispatch this morning.
Shank Phelps, executive director of Oktibbeha County Emergency Management, told The Dispatch his office set off emergency sirens in Sturgis and Starkville early this morning, but no damage had been reported by 8:30 a.m.
Kristen Campanella, deputy emergency management director in Oktibbeha County, said officials will continue to monitor water levels and will close roads if needed.
The National Weather Service in Jackson said showers were expected to continue in Columbus and Starkville through 3 p.m. today. That precipitation could equal an additional half-inch to three-quarters-of-an-inch of rain.
Lawrence said Lowndes County’s drains and sewers have been rising to the challenge.
Lawrence and her staff pulled an all-nighter throughout the storm. She and her staff came in at 12:30 a.m. as the rains picked up to monitor the situation.
She said she did not believe any roads would need to be closed, but that her agency would be in contact with Lowndes County Road Manager Ronnie Burns throughout the day to monitor the situation.
The temperature tonight will be 44 degrees tonight, according to NWS.
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