May 2, 2008
A large and powerful storm system brought several rounds of severe weather to a large section of the Central United States. The Central Plains were hit hard on Thursday, May 1st, while the Mid-South and Lower Mississippi River Valley were impacted on Friday, May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. As this severe weather episode evolved over the National Weather Service Jackson, MS service area, several tornadoes occurred, along with large hail and damaging winds.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 103013). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chicot County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.