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Flash Flood — Winston, MS

Mar 22, 2012

A slow moving storm system combined with abundant moisture to bring nearly 48 hours of rain and thunderstorms to the ArkLaMiss region, beginning on the evening of March 20th and continuing through the afternoon hours of March 22nd. Strong winds in the atmosphere interacted with a cold front to bring severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and widespread flooding to the region. The primary impacts from this system were tornadoes and flooding, but there were also many reports of damaging winds. With rich

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 366139). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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