Dec 25, 2012
A regional severe weather outbreak unfolded during Christmas Day 2012 as a result of an anomalously strong and southward positioned trough axis over the southern plains and lower Mississippi River valley. Very strong cyclonically curved winds in the mid-levels of the atmosphere near 115 mph and a rapidly deepening surface low over Louisiana and Mississippi aided in strong low-level wind shear and destabilization for severe thunderstorm development. Early Christmas morning, a large elevated rain
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 420467). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hinds County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.