Mar 29, 2011
An area of low pressure over southeast Louisiana moved east along a warm front into southeast Mississippi through the period. This was followed by the passage of a strong cold front. This storm system triggered severe storms with scattered reports of hail and wind damage over central Mississippi and northeast Louisiana during the late afternoon and overnight hours. Hen size and tennis ball size hail was reported with a few of the storms. Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding along the Interstate
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 281567). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tensas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.