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Flash Flood — Forrest, MS

Mar 8, 2011

A potent storm system combined with abundant moisture over the ArkLaMiss region to bring nearly 24 hours of showers and thunderstorms, beginning during the day March 8th and continuing through the early morning hours of March 9th. With rich moisture flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico, many of the storms were efficient rain producers, which brought the risk of flash flooding and river flooding to the area. Many locations along and southeast of the Natchez Trace Parkway corridor had already see

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 290463). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Forrest, MS

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.

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