FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Jackson, MS

Aug 10, 2022

There was continuing rainy pattern that had been in place for a week or more. As is typical with very moist summer-time patterns, numerous nocturnal showers and thunderstorms had developed in the Mississippi Sound. Those thunderstorms gradually moved inland into the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the heavy rainfall associated with those thunderstorms resulted in flash flooding in Moss Point.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1055200). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jackson, MS

This event is one of many recorded floods in Jackson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Jackson County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood$500K damage

Jackson, MS · Dec 28, 2024

On December 27, 2024, Jackson County, Mississippi, experienced a significant flash flood event as a slow-moving frontal boundary, combined with a deep tropical moisture feed from the Gulf of Mexico, produced excessive rainfall rates.

Read the full account →
Tropical Storm$100K damage

Northern Jackson County, MS · Sep 11, 2024

Hurricane Francine formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9, 2024, and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Houma, Louisiana, on the morning of September 11.

Read the full account →
Tropical Storm$20K damage

Southern Jackson County, MS · Sep 11, 2024

Hurricane Francine formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9, 2024, and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Houma, Louisiana, on the morning of September 11.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$15K damage

Jackson, MS · Dec 27, 2024

On December 27, 2024, Jackson County, Mississippi, experienced a significant flash flood event as a slow-moving frontal boundary, combined with a deep tropical moisture feed from the Gulf of Mexico, produced excessive rainfall rates.

Read the full account →