May 17, 2015
A strong upper level trough was pushing into the Central Plains during the early morning hours of May 17, 2015. The associated cold front stretched south through the Southern Plains. Numerous showers and thunderstorms pushed well east of the front into Eastern Arkansas during the mid-morning hours and eventually weakened. Outflow boundaries associated with the aforementioned activity pushed east into West Tennessee and North Mississippi. These boundaries initiated new convection as the airmass d
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 572894). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pontotoc County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.