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Flash Flood — Jackson, MS

Jun 22, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy developed over the central Gulf of Mexico on June 20th and moved generally northwest for the next few days before making landfall in southwest Louisiana near the Louisiana and Texas state line. ||Cindy was an asymmetric system as it moved through the central Gulf toward southwest Louisiana, resulting in minor to moderate impacts across southern Mississippi. The storm resulted in heavy rainfall, minor storm surge flooding, and isolated damage due to strong winds. One tornado

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 715423). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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