Flash Flood — Adams, Mississippi

2022-12-14 · near Linwood, Adams, Mississippi

Event narrative

Several bridges were inundated with flood water in Adams county, including on Bourke Road.

Wider weather episode

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. Severe storm coverage diminished during the night, but storms became severe again during the afternoon of the 14th as a cold front interacted with a warm and unstable air mass in the region. Tornadoes on the 14th were generally along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor with severe storms continuing into the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.