Apr 8, 2014
An upper level disturbance moved across the area and through the combination of cold temperatures aloft and daytime heating, showers and thunderstorms developed over the region. Some of the stronger storms caused isolated instances of hail and wind damage across portions of portions of northeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 507700). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.