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Flash Flood in Lamar County, Mississippi
Flash Flood April 14, 2007 · Lamar County, Mississippi
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Locally heavy rainfall, around 3 inches in 1-2 hours, caused extensive flooding in an area of West Hattiesburg. Nine homes were flooded along with several roads under water. Due to the high water, several people had to be evacuated.
The wider storm
A potent upper level disturbance lifted northeast across the Southern Plains and into the Ohio Valley. As this system evolved and tracked northeast, severe weather broke out across a large portion of the region between April 13th and 14th. Many reports of large hail, damaging winds and a few isolated tornadoes were received.
Began near Hattiesburg (31.3200, -89.3200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 23426. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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