Enter any address in Itawamba County, Mississippi to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Itawamba County. Between 2020 and 2025, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 16 flash flood events, alongside 4 general flood events and 3 tropical storm events. Recent flash floods occurred in June 2024, stemming from slow-moving thunderstorms and mesoscale convective vortices that produced heavy rainfall. Another flash flood event was noted in January 2020, associated with a cold season convective system.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced flooding, with an average payout of $17,216 and an average water depth of 1.3 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, and those residing near rivers or in areas prone to flash flooding, should pay the most attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
11 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Itawamba County, Mississippi has recorded 23 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 16 flash floods and 4 river or area floods. The county has received 26 federal disaster declarations, 1 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1973–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes. | Severe Storm | Jun 14, 2023 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 28, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Oct 26, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 13, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 23, 2015 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Mar 15, 2025 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 1, 2024 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 11, 2020 | 50.00K |
| Flood | Feb 22, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 22, 2019 | 206.00K |
| Flash Flood | Dec 25, 2015 | 25.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 2, 2012 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 27, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 26, 2010 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Mar 15, 2025
An upper low over the Central Plains moved into the Upper Mississippi Valley during the evening hours of Friday, March 14, 2025. Increasing moisture advection ahead of an approaching cold front lifted dewpoints into the low to mid 60s. This coupled with increasing height falls and a mid-level 80 knot jet rotating around the main upper low supported severe thunderstorm development. Large looping...
Flash Flood — Jun 5, 2024
A mesoscale convective vortex moved across the Mid-South during the late afternoon and early evening on June 5, 2024. This feature interacted with a moist and unstable airmass to produce scattered thunderstorms across northeast Mississippi. Surface-based convective available potential energy values of 3000 J/kg and precipitable water values around 1.75 inches resulted in flash flooding, isolate...
Flash Flood — Jun 1, 2024
A weak surface low was situated near St. Louis, Missouri with a quasi-stationary front extending southeast into West Tennessee and northern Alabama. Aloft, a broad shortwave trough was present over the Lower Mississippi Valley. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the region as surface heating intensified on June 1, 2024. Slow-moving scattered convection continued in...
Flash Flood — Jan 11, 2020
A cold season quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) moved across the Mid-South during the overnight and early morning hours Saturday, January 11, 2020. Strong southerly winds drew unseasonably warm, moist air northward into the region ahead of a cold front. Early morning temperatures were in the upper 60s and lower 70s with dewpoints in the upper 60s. This aided in the development of uncapped s...
Flood — Feb 22, 2019
An atmospheric river of deep subtropical moisture caused the training of moderate to heavy rainfall over already saturated grounds across a large portion of north Mississippi. This additional rainfall resulted in areal and river flooding as well as some flash flooding during the day of February 22nd.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Itawamba County, Mississippi:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Itawamba County, Mississippi that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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