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Tropical Storm — Jefferson Davis, MS

Aug 30, 2021

Major hurricane Ida made landfall as a strong category four hurricane around 11:55am on August 29 near Grand Isle, LA. It then moved very slowly north through south central Louisiana and into Mississippi on August 30. It then turned northeast and moved across the Jackson metro area as a tropical storm and into northeast Mississippi as a tropical depression through the early morning of August 31. Ida brought tropical storm force gusts to portions of Mississippi, which brought down trees and power

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 974387). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jefferson Davis, MS

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

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