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Flash Flood — Tippah, MS

Mar 17, 2021

A slow-moving warm front lifted north into the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 17th with numerous showers and thunderstorms. Heavy rain produced some flash flooding and there were a couple of severe weather reports along with a couple of damaging lightning strikes. The front stalled across the area during the day with southern parts of the Mid-South, especially northeast Mississippi, becoming quite unstable during the afternoon hours. Additional storms developed during the late after

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 948225). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Tippah, MS

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

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