Flash Flood — Marion, Mississippi

2024-01-24 · near Columbia, Marion, Mississippi

Event narrative

Flood prone roads were covered with 4 to 8 inches of water, and other roads were closed with cars stalled in floodwaters.

Wider weather episode

With an upper-level trough of low pressure situated over Central Plains and a very moist air mass extending north through the Mississippi River Valley, training showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flooding over parts of Mississippi.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.2700, -89.8500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.