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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

Bolivar, 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$300K damage

Scott, MS · Jan 1, 2011

A potent storm system brought a prolonged outbreak of severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley region from the afternoon hours of New Years Eve lasting through the morning hours of New Years Day.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Leflore, 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$10K 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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Flood$10K damage

Lawrence, 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$750K damage

Wilkinson, MS · Mar 28, 2014

A pair of upper air disturbances produced strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moving into southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood

Rankin, 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

Rankin, 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$600K damage

Winston, MS · Aug 29, 2005

As Hurricane Katrina moved inland a swath of 5 to 8 inches of rain fell along a path where the center moved north-northeast. This heavy rain mainly fell across Southeast, Central and Northeast Mississippi over a 6 to 10 hour period.

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Flash Flood$600K damage

Warren, MS · Oct 16, 2006

A significant heavy rain and flash flooding event occurred on October 16 and into the first part of October 17. The event was set up by an anomalous pool of tropical type moisture (300% of normal) over the western Gulf of Mexico which was then pulled northward by strong low…

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Flash Flood$600K damage

Sharkey, MS · May 15, 2008

Multiple rounds of storms evolved over the region starting late on the 14th and lasted through the 15th. This produced several areas of heavy rainfall across the forecast area.

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Tropical Storm$600K damage

Marion, MS · Sep 1, 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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Tropical Storm$600K damage

Franklin, MS · Sep 1, 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$15K damage

Union, MS · Sep 26, 2018

A slow moving cold front moved into a moist airmass in place across the Mid-South. Showers and thunderstorms continuously developed across parts of Northeast Mississippi resulting in up to 7 inches of rain during the early morning hours of September 26th.

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Flood$268K damage

Warren, MS · Jun 1, 2011

The flood of 2011 had its birth around the end of March when heavy rainfall of 2 to 5 inches fell across Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, and the Ohio River Valley.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

De Soto, MS · Apr 26, 2011

A stationary front remained draped across Southern Missouri into Western Kentucky from April 24th, 2011 into April 25th, 2011. A very warm and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Mid-South ahead of the front.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Forrest, MS · Mar 8, 2011

A potent storm system combined with abundant moisture over the ArkLaMiss region to bring nearly 24 hours of showers and thunderstorms, beginning during the day March 8th and continuing through the early morning hours of March 9th.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Madison, MS · Sep 5, 2011

Tropical Depression 13 formed on the evening of September 1, 2011 about 225 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The depression moved very slowly, around 2 mph, across northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Flash Flood$25K 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$25K damage

Lawrence, 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$25K damage

Sharkey, MS · Apr 6, 2014

A cold front moved through the region on April 4th and stalled along the northern Gulf Coast. Over the next several days, moisture increased over the region ahead of a strong upper level system.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Hinds, MS · Apr 6, 2014

A cold front moved through the region on April 4th and stalled along the northern Gulf Coast. Over the next several days, moisture increased over the region ahead of a strong upper level system.

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Flood$25K damage

Lauderdale, MS · Apr 7, 2014

A cold front moved through the region on April 4th and stalled along the northern Gulf Coast. Over the next several days, moisture increased over the region ahead of a strong upper level system.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Carroll, MS · Feb 22, 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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