Flash Flood in Monroe County, Mississippi

Flash Flood December 25, 2015 · Monroe County, Mississippi

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very heavy rain occurred across Northern Monroe County. Rainfall amounts of up to 10 inches were measured. Flash flooding resulted in 50 homes becoming uninhabitable. Forty county roads were closed. Ten city streets were closed in Amory and three were closed in Smithville. Twenty people were rescued by vehicle or boat in Amory, Smithville, Wren and unincorporated areas especially along the Tombigbee River.

The wider storm

Widespread showers and thunderstorms occurred along a stationary boundary across North Mississippi on Christmas Day. Showers and thunderstorms trained over the same areas for several hours with Monroe County taking the brunt of the rainfall. Rain amounts hit almost 10 inches in parts of Monroe County. Dangerous flash flooding occurred, especially in Monroe County. A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds occurred as well.

Began near Splunge (34.0687, -88.2353).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 613239. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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