Lafayette County warns drivers to avoid flooded CR 303, CR 332

Drivers using County Road 303 and County Road 332 were told to reroute after the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office flagged both roads as flooded and unsafe. Officials said high water was affecting the area and urged residents to stay out of it rather than risk driving through standing water.

The warning fit a pattern Lafayette County residents know well. In a previous county alert, Sheriff Joey East asked residents to stay off all roads because driving conditions had “drastically deteriorated” and deputies were working multiple accidents throughout the county.

County officials have also warned before that storm conditions can worsen quickly. During another flooding response, they said rain was expected to continue for several more hours and that roads could become more dangerous before conditions improved.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation reinforced that message on June 19, 2026, reminding drivers to avoid flooded roadways and use extreme caution during severe weather. That advice matches the sheriff’s office stance in Lafayette County, where high water has repeatedly turned ordinary travel into a public-safety risk.

The county has seen this problem before. In 2019, County Road 100 was closed at the bridge because water was coming over the bypass during heavy rain. CR 303 has also shown up in earlier county road alerts and later reopened after a closure, another sign that some stretches can become trouble spots when storms move through again. For Lafayette County drivers, the lesson is clear: when floodwater reaches the road, the safest route is another one.