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Flash Flood — Forrest, MS

Dec 24, 2015

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Another round of severe weather occurred on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as anomalously warm and moist conditions continued over the ArkLaMiss region. This, combined with another upper level disturbance, brought additional flooding and damaging winds. One tornado and many instances of large hail occurred.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 607020). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Forrest, MS

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

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