Buildings in the county had water accumulate in them as well.
“We had three buildings at the Mantachie school that had water put in them,” he said. “I think they were all athletic buildings. A daycare, a church, and then we had at least 11 houses, and then we had an apartment complex with 20 units that was all flooded. Most of them received about 12 inches of water in them. I think one of the houses may have had a couple of feet in it.”
Peyton Berklite is the Emergency Manager with Tishomingo County. She says severe thunderstorms brought over five inches of rain, causing flash flooding with a few roads damaged.
“We have three that are completely washed out and that are unsecured right now that they're evaluating,” she said.
However, she says no injuries or home damage have been reported.
Lee Bowdry is the Emergency Manager for Lee County. He says some rain gauges measured 11 inches of rain within a four hour period.
“An impact that we see is on the east side of the county,” he said. “We have probably eight roads that is closed due to flooding and culverts washed out. We're looking at over half a million dollars of culvert replacement at this time.”
Grenada County was also impacted by the storm. Six people were killed across the state and at least 30 were injured from the storms this weekend.
