Around 4 p.m. Thursday evening, a 7-year-old girl was swept into a street drain on Critz Street in Starkville. After her 10-year-old sister alerted their father, the father called 911. The Starkville Fire Department, Starkville Police Department and Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department responded and arrived on scene within several minutes.
A flash flood warning was issued in Northern and Western Mississippi Thursday evening and hosted many areas in Northern Mississippi reporting cases of flooding. Oktibbeha County experienced heavy rain, gusty winds and lightning.
Charles Yarbrough, Starkville Fire Chief, said everyone arrived on Critz Street shortly after 4 p.m., and at that time, the 7-year-old was still in the drain.
“We had about 25 respondents out,” Yarbrough said. “We could not see the girl and the water was running pretty swift. We had people to go to different areas to where the drains emptied out at every opening, hoping to locate the girl. The girl ended up coming out of one of the drains.”
No names for this story have been provided so far, but the young girl is now out of the drain and safe. 
This story will be updated with more information as it is obtained.