Flash Flood — Attala, Mississippi

2001-04-04 · near Countywide, Attala, Mississippi

Event narrative

A significant flash flooding event occurred due to the training of thunderstorms with heavy rain across most of the county during much of the day. The first reports of street flooding occurred at 1610 CST as several roads in the city of Kosciusko were becoming impassable. The flooding continued throughout the evening hours across much of the county as the heavy rains continued. The damage totals due to flooding in the county included major damage to 60 houses, 15 mobile homes, 15 businesses, 225 public roads, and 7 bridges. Minor damage occurred to 40 houses, 10 mobile homes, 16 businesses, 105 public roads, and 6 bridges. A total of 57 culverts had to be replaced on roads across the county due to flooding damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5240328. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.