A flood of the Pearl River did not turn out to be as excessive as expected, officials confirmed on Monday. The news comes after Gov. Tate Reeves on Saturday declared a state of emergency.

Mississippi residents were warned that the flooding could reach the major flood stage level of 36 feet, but it only reached 35.37 feet, according to The National Weather Service.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said at a news conference that residents are grateful to not have experienced as devastating floods as the state has seen in the past.

"We thank the Lord most of all for sparing so many of our residents," Lumumba said.

He added that water only got into one home. There had been projections that up to 150 buildings in the area faced the possibility of flooding.

A water-treatment plant faces low water pressure that could last for days, according to Lumumba.

"What I liken it to is if you were drinking out of a Styrofoam cup, someone puts a hole in the bottom of it, you're steady trying to fill it while it's steady running out at the bottom," said Lumumba.

Reeves said the state's Emergency Management Agency flew drones to assess the Pearl River's water levels. He deployed 126,000 sandbags to block water from entering homes.

In 2019 and 2020, Mississippi experienced severe flooding as dozens of rivers flooded including the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.