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Tropical Depression — Lauderdale, MS

Oct 28, 2020

After making landfall along the southeast Louisiana Gulf Coast around 4:00 p.m. CDT on October 28th, Hurricane Zeta continued to quickly move northeast and weaken as it moved inland. The fast storm motion for Zeta resulted in a short 2 to 3 hour window of strong wind gusts along the track as the Hurricane moved across southeastern Mississippi. Rainfall totals were around 2 to 5 inches at most locations, but the fast storm motion also limited the flash flood potential. For locations closest to th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 924652). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lauderdale, MS

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