Flash Flood in Stone County, Mississippi

Flash Flood May 11, 2019 · Stone County, Mississippi

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water rising at Perk Beach and Mill Creek RV parks.

The wider storm

A stalled front just to the northwest of the area combined with several upper level disturbances moving across created several rounds of heavy rain. The heavy rain on already saturated ground led to a significant flash flood event across Stone, Perry, and George Counties in southeast Mississippi. Over a foot of rain was recorded in parts of Stone County. A CoCoRahs station just northeast of Perkinston, MS measured a storm total of 14.07. A personal weather station near Wiggins, MS recorded 12.89.

Began near Perkinston (30.7796, -89.1354).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829638. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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