Severe storms hit Mississippi on Wednesday, with catastrophic floods washing out roads and prompting rescues.Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey shared a video that shows rescuers evacuating several overwhelmed toddlers from their flooded daycare.“I am so proud of the men and women of the Rankin County Sheriffs Office,” Bailey wrote alongside the video. “During disasters like todays flooding, all sheriffs department employees come together as a team and do whatever has to be done to help the people.”The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the areas of Jackson and Brandon, which included parts of Rankin County, and advised everyone to seek higher ground.The flooding submerged homes and washed out roads in several towns. The National Weather Service Jackson warned motorists that if they cannot see the road under the water, they “have no idea if it even exists still.”“Two feet of water can wash most vehicles away. Even one foot will do that for a smaller car,” the agency tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “Water can collapse the roadbed, leaving nothing underneath the water! Turn around!”The agency said that Jackson set a new daily rainfall record for Aug. 24 at 5.05 inches. The previous record was 1.75 inches, set in 2008. More heavy rainfall is in the forecast Thursday.
