Flash Flood in Holmes County, Mississippi

Flash Flood June 10, 1997 · Holmes County, Mississippi

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Over six inches of rain fell in Lexington in a little over three hours. The heavy rain caused Bear creek to over flow and flood much of the town of Lexington. Forty five business were affected by the flooding and thirty of these suffered major losses. As many as 300 homes had water damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5615453. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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