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Flash Flood — Pearl River, MS

May 16, 2024

Continual progressive flow aloft coupled with unstable air ignited thunderstorms across southeastern Texas during the afternoon hours. These storms formed into a linear complex and traversed along a northward advancing warm front draped across the gulf coast. Aided by ample instability and favorable wind shear, this cluster organized into a damaging wind risk across coastal Mississippi. Multiple rounds of storms also aided in flash flooding across urbanized areas. The complex continued to dive

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1185960). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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