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Flash Flood — Noxubee, MS

Aug 29, 2005

As Hurricane Katrina moved inland a swath of 5 to 8 inches of rain fell along a path where the center moved north-northeast. This heavy rain mainly fell across Southeast, Central and Northeast Mississippi over a 6 to 10 hour period. This rainfall caused many county roads and other secondary roads to flood for a period of time with a many number of roads having to be closed. Additionally, several roads had a small section washed out or nearly washed out. These sections of road were located in low

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5473280). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Noxubee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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