Dec 25, 2015
Widespread showers and thunderstorms occurred along a stationary boundary across North Mississippi on Christmas Day. Showers and thunderstorms trained over the same areas for several hours with Monroe County taking the brunt of the rainfall. Rain amounts hit almost 10 inches in parts of Monroe County. Dangerous flash flooding occurred, especially in Monroe County. A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds occurred as well.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 613239). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.