Flash Flood — Monroe, Alabama

2022-02-03 · near Megargel, Monroe, Alabama

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused State Highway 21 at Bailey Road to be impassable.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and unstable airmass developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Storms developed along the front and produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama. Heavy rain caused flooding across portions of the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1009928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.