Abstract: From January to September in 2016, Jiangxi province experienced 12 heavy rainfalls that lead to serious flood disasters. The floods over the warning levels occurred in five major rivers, Jiujiang section of Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. The flood management and the emergency responses are challenged. In this paper, the characteristics of the heavy rainfalls and the emergency conditions are summarized, the measures and the successes of the flood management are introduced, and the inadequacies are analyzed as well. Eventually, the suggestions for improving the flood management are proposed.