Mar 27, 2009
For the third consecutive day a powerful storm system brought a round of severe thunderstorms containing damaging straight line winds and two tornadoes which occurred Friday afternoon and night. These storms were associated with a strong upper system moving across the region. Most of the damage was associated with straight line winds to be 70 to 90 mph. However, two tornadoes did occur with the strongest an EF1 in Smith County. This system also dumped several inches of rain which caused some fla
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 158575). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Forrest County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.