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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$10K damage

Lamar, MS · Apr 12, 2009

During the late afternoon and evening hours of Easter Sunday, a large and strong upper level low clashed into an air mass where high levels of moisture were being pulled northward.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Washington, MS · May 6, 2009

During the afternoon and evening of the 5th, as well as the morning and afternoon of the 6th, an outbreak of severe storms and a few tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Montgomery, MS · May 6, 2009

During the afternoon and evening of the 5th, as well as the morning and afternoon of the 6th, an outbreak of severe storms and a few tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lowndes, MS · Nov 30, 2010

During the evening hours of November 29th and the overnight/early morning period of the 30th, the region was impacted by an outbreak of tornadoes. This outbreak brought 13 tornadoes to the forecast area.

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Flash Flood

Amite, MS · Mar 22, 2022

An upper level system moved into north-central Texas on March 22nd. Thunderstorms began developing in the unstable warm sector ahead of a cold front moving east into east Texas and western LA.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, MS · Jun 30, 2022

A very moist airmass was in place across the area with precipitable water values well over 2 inches. In fact, it was above the 90th percentile for this time of year during the morning hours.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, MS · Jun 30, 2022

A very moist airmass was in place across the area with precipitable water values well over 2 inches. In fact, it was above the 90th percentile for this time of year during the morning hours.

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Flash Flood

Choctaw, MS · Dec 14, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Newton, MS · Dec 14, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, MS · Dec 14, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Wilkinson, MS · Dec 14, 2022

A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced several supercell thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday December 14, 2022.

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Flash Flood

Hinds, MS · Dec 14, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Jefferson Davis, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Lawrence, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Lincoln, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Madison, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Marion, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Sharkey, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Yazoo, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Bolivar, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Sunflower, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Leflore, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Carroll, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Holmes, MS · Sep 24, 2005

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the morning of September 24th near the Texas, Louisiana state line at the Sabine Pass. The outer bands of Rita affected portions of Southwest Mississippi, all of Northeast Louisiana and a portion of Southern Arkansas early Saturday into…

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