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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

Jones, MS · Jun 23, 2017

Ample moisture was in place over the region as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Cindy affect the ArkLaMiss from June 22nd through 23rd. Flash flooding was the main hazard that occurred from the rainbands that moved through the region but some stronger wind gusts were able to…

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Flash Flood

Lamar, MS · Aug 2, 2019

A typical mid summer weather pattern occurred across the Arklamiss as showers and storms developed during the afternoon. With abundant moisture in place, heavy rain occurred which also cause some localized flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Amite, 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$80K damage

Noxubee, 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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Hurricane (Typhoon)$80K damage

Winston, 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$75K damage

Pearl River, MS · Sep 19, 1998

A tropical depression that formed in the central Gulf of Mexico on September 17th strengthened to a minimal tropical storm named Hermine on the morning of the 18th.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Hinds, 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$500K damage

Lafayette, MS · May 16, 2010

A stationary front was located across West Tennessee and Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of May 16, 2010 while an upper level disturbance moved into the Mid Mississippi Valley.

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Flash Flood$70K damage

Hinds, MS · Apr 6, 2003

To put the entire event into perspective, areas just to the N of Interstate 20 and extending W to E across the entire state, experienced a 125 year rainfall event. Rainfall totals ranged from 7 to 12 inches which all fell in about 18 hours.

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Flash Flood$70K damage

Claiborne, MS · Sep 25, 2005

Early Sunday morning several bands of thunderstorms developed across Southwest, West-central and Central Mississippi. These bands repeatedly moved over the same locations for a few hours and produced locally heavy rainfall.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$70K damage

Oktibbeha, 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$70K damage

Oktibbeha, 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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Flash Flood$15K damage

Lauderdale, 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

Washington, 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

Yazoo, 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

Yazoo, 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

Rankin, 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

Issaquena, MS · Aug 8, 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$30K damage

Jones, MS · Mar 9, 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$30K damage

Attala, 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$30K damage

Simpson, 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$30K damage

Madison, MS · Sep 4, 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

Winston, 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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