Jan 21, 2017
Two rounds of severe weather impacted the ArkLaMiss region - one beginning shortly after midnight on the morning of January 21st and ending shortly before daybreak. The round of storms began during the evening hours on the 21st and ended just before midnight. During the early morning event, areas south of I-20 in Mississippi were impacted. Most notably, an EF-3 tornado tracked through Lamar and Forrest counties, killing four people in Hattiesburg and injuring over 50 others. In addition, damagin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 676034). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jones County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.