Enter any address in Prentiss County, Mississippi to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Prentiss County. Between 1994 and 2024, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 25 flash flood events, alongside 2 general flood events and 1 tropical storm. Recent flash flood events include March 2023 and May 2024, driven by active storm patterns and atmospheric instability.
While most flood insurance claims in Prentiss County have occurred in Zone X (unshaded), indicating areas with a moderate risk of flooding, these claims have averaged over $13,000. Residents in areas prone to flash flooding, particularly those in low-lying areas or without elevated foundations, should pay close attention to flood risk information.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
9 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Prentiss County, Mississippi has recorded 28 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 25 flash floods and 2 river or area floods. The county has received 22 federal disaster declarations. 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 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 28, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jan 10, 2020 |
| Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Oct 26, 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 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Associated Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 15, 2011 |
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 | May 24, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 24, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 2, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 30, 2020 | 2.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 13, 2020 | 2.00K |
| Flood | Feb 22, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 2, 2017 | 20.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 9, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 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 — May 24, 2024
An active storm pattern as several mid-level shortwaves crossed the region. An MCV lifted east northeast out of the Ozarks across southern Arkansas. The MCV fired up morning convection across the Mid-South with isolated storm coverage in the afternoon. A weak capped environment was broken and steep mid-level lapse rates, roughly 30 knots of shear, and plentiful instability allowed storms to flo...
Flash Flood — Mar 24, 2023
The first significant event to produce widespread severe weather across the Mid-South for 2023 occurred on March 24, during the afternoon and evening hours. This severe weather episode occurred mainly over portions of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Surface analysis for this day depicted a quasi-stationary boundary from the Mid-Atlantic States and Ohio Valley through northern port...
Flash Flood — Jun 2, 2021
A closed upper low was situated over Oklahoma while the warm sector destabilized across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of June 2, 2021. A weak surface pressure trough pushing through West Tennessee and Northeast Mississippi helped to ignite slow-moving storms during the afternoon and into the evening. There were a few severe weather reports along with isolated flash flooding.
Flash Flood — Aug 30, 2020
An upper-level disturbance moving across the Mid-South kicked off an area of showers and thunderstorms across Northeast Mississippi during the afternoon hours on August 30th. Some flash flooding was reported in Prentiss County.
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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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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