Jan 14, 2020
A warm front was situated across southern Mississippi during the evening of January 13th. This, combined with a passing disturbance and anomalous moisture, supported numerous thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that produced widespread rainfall between 2 and 6 inches with the heavies corridor right across the central portion of the forecast area. This resulted in widespread flash flooding across the region as this additional rain fell on very saturated conditions. As the front moved north, addition
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 873639). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sharkey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.