Jul 12, 2011
Hot and humid summer time conditions lead to enough instability for several severe thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and early evening hours July 10-13th. Some thunderstorms produced wind damage, as well as dime to golf ball size hail. The thunderstorm wind damage occurred in the form of tree damage and damaged power lines.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 327400). 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.