Aug 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina had weakened to tropical storm strength when it reached north Mississippi. An electrical transformer was blown down an a house in Oxford (Lafayette County). Some awnings were ripped off in Ripley (Tippah County).Several buildings were damaged in Calhoun County due to the winds. Numerous trees and power lines along with some telephone poles were blown down. Some trees fell on cars, mobile homes and apartment buildings. Four to eight inches of rain fell in some parts of northeast
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5472056). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.