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Flash Flood — Humphreys, MS

Feb 10, 2020

Anomalous moisture was in place across the ArkLaMiss region as a stationary front was draped across the area. To the north of this front, severe storms brought hail while flash flooding occurred to the south as well as a tornado. Heavy rain occurred from February 10th-12th, with widespread two to seven inches occurring along and north of the I-20 corridor. Some locations saw locally higher amounts of nine to ten inches. Around I-20, two to four inches of rain fell, while near an inch fell across

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 874886). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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