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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

Noxubee, 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

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

Marion, 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

Lincoln, 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

Leake, 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

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

Humphreys, 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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Tropical Storm

Amite, MS · Sep 2, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee initially developed as Tropical Depression Thirteen in middle Gulf of Mexico on Thursday evening September 1st. The depression moved slowly north and gradually strengthened, eventually reaching tropical storm strength just south of the Louisiana coast on…

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Tropical Storm

Pike, MS · Sep 2, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee initially developed as Tropical Depression Thirteen in middle Gulf of Mexico on Thursday evening September 1st. The depression moved slowly north and gradually strengthened, eventually reaching tropical storm strength just south of the Louisiana coast on…

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Tropical Storm

Wilkinson, MS · Sep 2, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee initially developed as Tropical Depression Thirteen in middle Gulf of Mexico on Thursday evening September 1st. The depression moved slowly north and gradually strengthened, eventually reaching tropical storm strength just south of the Louisiana coast on…

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Flash Flood

Prentiss, MS · May 24, 2024

An active storm pattern as several mid-level shortwaves crossed the region. An MCV lifted east northeast out of the Ozarks across southern Arkansas. The MCV fired up morning convection across the Mid-South with isolated storm coverage in the afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Tate, MS · May 24, 2024

An active storm pattern as several mid-level shortwaves crossed the region. An MCV lifted east northeast out of the Ozarks across southern Arkansas. The MCV fired up morning convection across the Mid-South with isolated storm coverage in the afternoon.

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Flash Flood

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$30K damage

Rankin, MS · Jun 6, 2013

Showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 5th and again during the afternoon of the 6th as an approaching disturbance interacted with a warm and moist air mass across the region. Several of these storms produced damaging winds, hail, and some flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Warren, 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$10K 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$10K damage

Carroll, MS · Sep 14, 2007

The remnants, of what was briefly hurricane Humberto, moved slowly east northeast across portions of Central and Northeast Mississippi. Across Southwest Mississippi, a couple of storms became severe and produced a little wind damage.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Humphreys, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Madison, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Madison, MS · Feb 21, 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$10K damage

Rankin, MS · Feb 21, 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$10K damage

Scott, MS · Sep 2, 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$10K damage

Lamar, MS · Sep 2, 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$10K damage

Lawrence, MS · Mar 28, 2009

For the third consecutive day a powerful storm system brought a round of severe thunderstorms containing damaging straight line winds and two tornadoes which occurred Friday afternoon and night. These storms were associated with a strong upper system moving across the region.

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