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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$15K damage

Jones, 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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Flash Flood$750K damage

Harrison, MS · Jun 11, 2001

The remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved over southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi during the night of June 10/11th and intensified. Some thunderstorms reached severe levels and produced damaging winds and short lived, weak tornadoes.

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Flash Flood$750K damage

Tippah, MS · May 1, 2010

An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010.

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Flash Flood$750K damage

Tippah, MS · May 2, 2010

An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010.

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Flash Flood$750K damage

Benton, MS · May 2, 2010

An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Rankin, MS · Apr 3, 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$700K damage

Lauderdale, MS · Feb 22, 2008

The 20th and 21st of February brought a round of locally heavy rainfall to the Interstate 20 corridor during the mid morning, then activity shifted to severe weather by afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood$700K damage

Hinds, MS · Feb 22, 2008

The 20th and 21st of February brought a round of locally heavy rainfall to the Interstate 20 corridor during the mid morning, then activity shifted to severe weather by afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood$700K damage

Warren, MS · Sep 3, 2008

Hurricane Gustav was the 2nd major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It took shape as a tropical depression on the morning of August 25th just southeast of Haiti, and rapidly strengthened to hurricane status by the morning of August 26th.

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Flash Flood

Washington, 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

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

Lamar, 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

Jones, 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

Covington, 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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Hurricane (Typhoon)$700K damage

Bolivar, 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$150K damage

Marion, MS · Aug 29, 2012

Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Atlantic, east of the Lesser Antilles, on the morning of August 21, 2012. Twelve hours later, Tropical Depression Nine had strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaac.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Lamar, MS · Aug 30, 2012

Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Atlantic, east of the Lesser Antilles, on the morning of August 21, 2012. Twelve hours later, Tropical Depression Nine had strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaac.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Jasper, MS · Jan 3, 2015

During the afternoon of January 3rd, a strong upper level low was moving through the central Plains and a cold front began to move into the region.

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Flash Flood

Winston, MS · Jul 2, 2020

During the morning of July 2nd, a complex of thunderstorms developed along an old outflow boundary in northeast Mississippi and spread quickly southward through the day. Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall and training over some areas resulted in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Hinds, MS · Apr 28, 2014

A powerful spring storm system brought a multi-day severe weather outbreak across a large portion of the country during the April 27-30 time frame. This outbreak started across the Central Plains on the 27th and slowly migrated eastward over the following two days.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Covington, MS · Feb 20, 2014

During the afternoon of the 20th and into the early morning hours of the 21st, a large part of the central United States experienced severe weather.

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Flash Flood

Marion, 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

Jones, 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

Lauderdale, 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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