Flash Flood in Alcorn County, Mississippi

Heavy rain produced widespread flash flooding across Alcorn County. Numerous roads were flooded or washed out as a result. One fatality occurred when the vehicle lost control and went into a ditch off of Shiloh Road near Shiloh Ridge Golf Course. The vehicle became fully submerged and the driver drowned as a result. Numerous additional water rescues were made as a result of the flooding. Portions of Highway 72 in Downtown Corinth were flooded. Flood waters went into at least 40 businesses including K-Mart and Kroger. At least 8 homes were destroyed from flood waters. In addition, seventy homes sustained major damage with two receiving minor damage. An apartment complex containing 40 units also sustained major flood damage.

An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd.