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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.

Hurricane (Typhoon)$94K damage

Noxubee, 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

Marion, 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

Newton, 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

Clarke, 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

Lamar, 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

Lauderdale, 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

Jones, 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

Kemper, 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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Flash Flood$25K damage

Warren, MS · Apr 14, 2014

A complex weather setup developed as a potent storm system combined with deep moisture and a old outflow boundary to bring multiple rounds of rain and some severe weather.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Rankin, MS · Apr 14, 2014

A complex weather setup developed as a potent storm system combined with deep moisture and a old outflow boundary to bring multiple rounds of rain and some severe weather.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Forrest, 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$100K damage

Harrison, MS · May 1, 2013

A slow moving upper low over southern Louisiana fueled the development of numerous thunderstorms across the area. Several reports of flooding were received along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as up to 8 inches of rain fell across the area.

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Flash Flood$60K damage

Adams, MS · Feb 3, 2012

Widespread rain lifted north across the ArkLaMiss during the morning and into the afternoon hours of February 3rd. A few severe thunderstorms developed across northeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi early in the afternoon causing a few instances of wind damage and some…

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Flash Flood

Rankin, MS · Jan 2, 2017

As a warm front was draped across the region, an upper level disturbance moved across and brought heavy rain and some severe storms during the morning. The storm system developed further during the afternoon and a squall line formed ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Flash Flood

Forrest, MS · Jan 1, 2017

As a warm front was draped across the region, an upper level disturbance moved across and brought heavy rain and some severe storms during the morning. The storm system developed further during the afternoon and a squall line formed ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Flash Flood$12K damage

Webster, MS · Aug 7, 2017

A stalled front lingered across the ArkLaMiss region, which allowed for several upper level disturbances to move through. This, combined with a rather moist airmass, led to several days of flash flooding across the area. The most significant flash flooding occurred on August 9th.

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Flash Flood$40K damage

Covington, 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$40K damage

Rankin, 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$40K damage

Oktibbeha, MS · Apr 15, 2011

A significant severe weather event and tornado outbreak affected portions of central Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas, and northeastern Louisiana on April 15th. This event evolved slowly and brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the region between 3 am and 9 pm.

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Flash Flood

Hinds, MS · Apr 6, 2018

A warm front was stretched across the region on April 6th. As a disturbance rode along this stalled front, it brought copious amounts of rain to the region thanks to ample moisture in place.

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Flash Flood

Neshoba, MS · Apr 6, 2018

A warm front was stretched across the region on April 6th. As a disturbance rode along this stalled front, it brought copious amounts of rain to the region thanks to ample moisture in place.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, MS · Apr 6, 2018

A warm front was stretched across the region on April 6th. As a disturbance rode along this stalled front, it brought copious amounts of rain to the region thanks to ample moisture in place.

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Flash Flood

Warren, MS · Apr 6, 2018

A warm front was stretched across the region on April 6th. As a disturbance rode along this stalled front, it brought copious amounts of rain to the region thanks to ample moisture in place.

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Flash Flood$1.2M damage

Lamar, MS · Apr 14, 2007

A potent upper level disturbance lifted northeast across the Southern Plains and into the Ohio Valley. As this system evolved and tracked northeast, severe weather broke out across a large portion of the region between April 13th and 14th.

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