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Tropical Depression — Scott, MS

Sep 5, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall during the evening of September 4th near the Alabama and Mississippi coast border. It continued to track to the northwest inland across much of central Mississippi on the 5th. As it did, wind gusts associated with the rain bands of Gordon brought down trees across the area. One tornado also occurred in Montgomery County. As the center of Gordon pushed off to the north and east, a band of heavy rain fell across portions of Grenada, and Carroll counties. This pr

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 782187). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Scott, MS

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

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