Storm Surge/Tide — Southern Hancock County, Mississippi

2024-09-11 to 2024-09-12 · Southern Hancock County, Mississippi

Event narrative

The Waveland tide gage reported a peak water level of 4.8 ft MHHW, which resulted in moderate flooding of low lying areas around Bay St. Louis, including the Shoreline Park area where water intruded into some ground-level garages.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Francine formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9, 2024, and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Houma, Louisiana, on the morning of September 11. Coastal counties of Mississippi experienced sustained tropical storm force winds and gusts which caused mostly minor damage to some homes and powerlines. A storm surge of 4-6 feet inundated low-lying coastal areas, while several inches of heavy rain flooded many roads. The main impacts other than roadway flooding was power outages for thousands of residents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218304. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.