Mississippi Department of Transportation Supervisors Melvin Taylor, left, and Lamar Davis close a flooded exit ramp on Pemberton Square Boulevard at U.S. 61 at about 9:30 this morning after a heavy rain began in the city overnight. The National Weather Service forecast called for the precipitation to continue through Saturday with overnight temperatures around 65, a high Saturday of near 75 and total rainfall amounts of up to an inch and a half.