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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

De Soto, MS · Apr 3, 2025

A significant multi-hazard, multi-day event occurred across the Mid-South from April 2, 2025, to April 8, 2025, producing 35 tornadoes, record flooding, and numerous reports of damaging winds and large hail. A large upper-level trough covered the Western U.S. in early April.

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Flash Flood

Alcorn, MS · Apr 5, 2025

The front eventually sagged south back into the Mid-South during the early morning hours of April 5th. Strong low-level moisture transport into the frontal zone resulted in heavy rain and training storms across northern sections of the Mid-South, mainly north of I-40.

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Flash Flood

Jackson, MS · Jul 1, 2025

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted the Mississippi Gulf Coast and adjacent waters on July 1, 2025, as a cold front moved into a hot and humid airmass.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, MS · Jul 1, 2025

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted the Mississippi Gulf Coast and adjacent waters on July 1, 2025, as a cold front moved into a hot and humid airmass.

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Flood$100K damage

Claiborne, 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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Flood

Tishomingo, MS · Mar 15, 2025

An upper low over the Central Plains moved into the Upper Mississippi Valley during the evening hours of Friday, March 14, 2025. Increasing moisture advection ahead of an approaching cold front lifted dewpoints into the low to mid 60s.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Jasper, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Clarke, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Clay, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Choctaw, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Noxubee, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$100K damage

Jones, MS · Jul 10, 2005

Hurricane Dennis made landfall during the afternoon of July 10th near Navarre Beach Florida as a category 3 Hurricane. The storm moved north-northwest across Southwest Alabama and then into East-Central Mississippi and finally across Northeast Mississippi during the overnight…

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Clarke, MS · Jun 11, 2005

Tropical Storm Arlene made landfall near the Alabama/Florida state line and tracked northward across western Alabama through the evening of the 11th.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Calhoun, MS · Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina had weakened to tropical storm strength when it reached north Mississippi. An electrical transformer was blown down an a house in Oxford (Lafayette County).

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Forrest, 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$100K damage

Claiborne, 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$20K damage

Lafayette, MS · Apr 25, 2015

Widespread moderate rain fell over much of North Mississippi during the late evening hours of April 24th, 2015 into the early morning hours of April 25th. An isolated heavier band fell across Panola and Lafayette Counties resulting in flash flooding.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Oktibbeha, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Lowndes, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Neshoba, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Forrest, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Jasper, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Clay, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Covington, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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