Heavy Rain in De Soto County, Mississippi

Heavy Rain March 24, 2009 · De Soto County, Mississippi

Death

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused a motorist's vehicle to hydroplane. The vehicle went off the road and flipped on Interstate 55 near the Desoto County Welcome Center, outside of Hernando. The driver was killed.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the Midsouth during the late afternoon hours of March 24th, 2009 and continued moving south through the early morning hours of March 25th, 2009. A squall line developed along the front producing damaging winds.

Began near Love (34.7439, -89.9622).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 160900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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