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Mississippi Flood Stories

1,810 first-hand accounts of flood events in Mississippi, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Adams, MS · Dec 14, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$50.0M damage

Choctaw, MS · Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$50.0M damage

Attala, MS · Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming.

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Flash Flood$2.0M damage

Warren, MS · Apr 2, 2017

A powerful spring storm system impacted much of the region on April 2nd. As this system evolved, a severe weather outbreak occurred with many tornadoes impacting portions of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Jones, 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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Clarke, 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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Smith, 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.

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Tropical Depression$10K damage

Oktibbeha, 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.

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Tropical Depression$10K damage

Lowndes, 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.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Noxubee, 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.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Madison, 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.

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Flash Flood$440K damage

Pike, MS · Aug 12, 2016

A slow moving low pressure system brought multiple rounds of widespread showers and thunderstorms to the area. The system tapped into deep tropical moisture resulting in very intense rainfall across a large portion of the area.

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Flash Flood$2.0M damage

De Soto, MS · Sep 11, 2014

A slow moving cold front moved into the Mid-South during the morning hours of September 11th, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the front and kept redeveloping over the same area due to a low level jet that was over the area.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Yazoo, 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.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Noxubee, 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.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Winston, MS · Jan 2, 2020

A large storm system impacted the region during the late afternoon and evening of January 2nd into the morning hours of the 3rd. A low pressure system moved through the region and brought bouts of of thunderstorms and very heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, MS · Jun 15, 2023

Convergence of moisture along a stationary front in northern Mississippi triggered thunderstorms during the day on June 14th. With an unstable air mass south of the front and a strong jet stream over the frontal zone sustaining robust updrafts, these storms quickly became severe…

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Flood

Neshoba, MS · Jun 19, 2023

An upper-level shortwave trough moving east through the Central Plains initiated a few clusters of thunderstorms that spread into Mississippi during the morning of June 18th.

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Tropical Depression$20K damage

Washington, MS · Oct 10, 2020

Hurricane Delta made landfall along the southwest Louisiana Gulf Coast around 5:00 p.m. CDT on October 9th and moved to the northeast across southwest and central Mississippi.

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Tropical Storm$20K damage

Washington, MS · Aug 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura made landfall along the Louisiana coast near Lake Charles in the early morning hours of August 27. It moved north into Central Louisiana during the morning and afternoon before turning to the northeast and tracking through Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Forrest, MS · 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.

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Flash Flood$650K damage

Lincoln, MS · Jul 25, 2017

Showers and thunderstorms occurred in a warm and very moist air mass. Very heavy rainfall resulted in a significant localized flooding event, with some locations receiving over 6 inches of rain in a short period of time.

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Flash Flood

Kemper, MS · Jul 13, 2023

A significant flash flood event unfolded during the early morning hours of July 13th into the late morning and midday. A corridor of 6 to 9 inches fell, with locally higher amounts, roughly from Ackerman to Louisville to DeKalb MS.

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Flash Flood

Hinds, MS · Mar 4, 2025

A line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.

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