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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

Rankin, MS · Jan 14, 2020

A warm front was situated across southern Mississippi during the evening of January 13th. This, combined with a passing disturbance and anomalous moisture, supported numerous thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that produced widespread rainfall between 2 and 6 inches with the…

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Flood

Rankin, MS · Apr 23, 2020

An upper level storm system moved across the region overnight on April 22nd into 23rd. Abundant moisture and wind energy was in place to bring severe thunderstorms to the region. Damaging winds occurred along with some tornadoes.

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Flood

Lauderdale, MS · Jan 3, 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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Flood

Lauderdale, MS · Jan 3, 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$20K damage

Forrest, MS · Jun 16, 2017

An upper level disturbance and the remnants of a convective complex triggered severe storms as they encountered an unstable airmass across the ArkLaMiss region.

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Flash Flood

Clay, MS · Jan 11, 2020

A warm, moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a potent January weather system. Ample wind energy also was present, which not only helped bring damaging winds with severe storms but also allowed for strong gradient winds to occur ahead of an eastward advancing…

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Flash Flood

Hinds, MS · Jan 11, 2020

A warm, moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a potent January weather system. Ample wind energy also was present, which not only helped bring damaging winds with severe storms but also allowed for strong gradient winds to occur ahead of an eastward advancing…

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Flash Flood

Winston, MS · Jan 11, 2020

A warm, moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a potent January weather system. Ample wind energy also was present, which not only helped bring damaging winds with severe storms but also allowed for strong gradient winds to occur ahead of an eastward advancing…

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Flash Flood

Madison, MS · Apr 13, 2019

During the late afternoon of April 13 and into the evening and overnight, a strong spring storm system pushed across the Lower Mississippi Valley region and brought widespread severe weather, a regional tornado outbreak, and flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$40K damage

Forrest, MS · Mar 11, 2016

As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Clarke, MS · Feb 20, 2019

Heavy rain and thunderstorms developed as a frontal system stalled along the coast and a series of disturbances moved through the region. Some locations received 10 to over 15 inches of rain, resulting in significant flooding.

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Flood$3.7M damage

Warren, MS · Mar 10, 1997

The Mississippi River when above flood stage around the 9th of March and crested between the 21st and 26th. Considerable damage occurred on the Mississippi side of the river. The following is a summary of property damage for each county.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, MS · Jun 21, 2021

An upper level trough brought a cold front to the region. Ahead of this cold front, moisture levels through the atmospheric column increased to above the 90th percentile for this time of year.

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Flash Flood

Smith, MS · Jun 6, 2021

As an upper-level low pressure system moved over central parts of the country, a few storm systems moved across the state of Mississippi. These brought rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain to the region, eventually leading to the first wave of significant flooding in…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$3.4M damage

Wilkinson, MS · Aug 28, 2005

Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States. It will likely be recorded as one the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States to date resulting in catastrophic damage and numerous…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Tallahatchie, MS · Jun 10, 2021

A stubborn upper low remained stalled across the area on June 10, 2021. This feature continued to interact with a very moist air mass across the region to produce very heavy rainfall amounts across mainly North Mississippi.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Forrest, MS · Apr 30, 2017

During the early morning hours of April 30th, a squall line of severe thunderstorms developed across central Louisiana and pushed eastward across the ArkLaMiss. The line intensified as it approached the Mississippi River and caused wind damage and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Forrest, MS · Jan 21, 2017

Two rounds of severe weather impacted the ArkLaMiss region - one beginning shortly after midnight on the morning of January 21st and ending shortly before daybreak. The round of storms began during the evening hours on the 21st and ended just before midnight.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Washington, MS · Feb 22, 2018

A cold front stalled across the western portions of the ArkLaMiss region. Ahead of this, a few storms produced hail and damaging winds. As the front remained stalled, several disturbances moved along it and brought heavy rainfall to the region.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Jefferson Davis, 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$10K damage

Bolivar, MS · Feb 23, 2019

A strong storm system moved through the region during the day on the 23rd. Storms developed across the ArkLaMiss and brought damaging winds and hail, which produced some damage across the central portions of Mississippi.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Hinds, MS · Mar 10, 2016

As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Scott, MS · Feb 2, 2016

A spring like weather system took shape on Feb 2 and set the stage for a round of severe storms with tornadoes. A large surface low developed across the Eastern Plains and Midwest with an attendant surface front that extended southward into the ArkLaMiss region.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Rankin, MS · Feb 2, 2016

A spring like weather system took shape on Feb 2 and set the stage for a round of severe storms with tornadoes. A large surface low developed across the Eastern Plains and Midwest with an attendant surface front that extended southward into the ArkLaMiss region.

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