Dec 8, 2009
During the late afternoon and evening of December 8th, and the overnight hours of the 9th, severe storms and an isolated tornado occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were reports of hail, wind damage and some flash flooding. One of the strongest storms moved northeast over Leake county. The storm produced an EF0 tornado over northern Leake county, which downed several trees.||This was due to a strong upper disturbance which pushed a warm front through the area during the mid to late after
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 202295). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Holmes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.