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Flash Flood — Warren, MS

Sep 25, 2005

Early Sunday morning several bands of thunderstorms developed across Southwest, West-central and Central Mississippi. These bands repeatedly moved over the same locations for a few hours and produced locally heavy rainfall. Most locations received 3 to 5 inches of rain in a few hour period. The heaviest rains fell within a corridor that was generally aligned along the Big Black River. This corridor received nearly 7 to 10 inches of rain over a few hour period. The worst flooding occurred in Warr

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5478892). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Warren, MS

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

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