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Flash Flood — Lauderdale, MS

Mar 2, 2012

March 2012 came in like a lion as a large severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred on March 2nd. This outbreak covered a large amount of real estate across the Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi River Valleys. This event was driven by a powerful storm system which clashed with unusual instability and wind shear for this time of year. ||Across the NWS Jackson, MS service area, quite a bit of severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. Most of the severe storms o

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 369031). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lauderdale, MS

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