Feb 3, 2022
A warm and anomalously moist airmass was in place across Mississippi ahead of a cold front. This front moved through the region early on the 3rd, with arctic air spilling south behind it. Ahead of the front, showers and thunderstorms developed, with some being severe and producing damaging winds. Given the high moisture content present, locally heavy rainfall occurred and resulted in localized flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of four to over five and a half inches fell in portions of the Pine Be
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 995924). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lamar County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.