Feb 21, 2013
A potent storm system developed across the Inter-Mountain West before tracking east across the Lower Mississippi Valley region February 21st. A rather cold and dry air mass was entrenched across the region through the 20th, with dew points in the teens and twenties. In fact, as atmospheric lift began to approach the area and some light showers moved across portions of the Delta, light sleet occurred. There was not enough sleet to cause travel problems, but it showed how cold the atmosphere was p
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 430955). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Copiah County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.