Flash Flood — Lamar, Mississippi

2019-05-11 · near North Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi

Event narrative

Several roads were flooded or washed out around the Lumberton area. Additionally water covered over portions of US Highway 11, nine culverts were washed out, and the shoulder was washed out along a 100 foot section of Gum Pond Road.

Wider weather episode

After a cold front stalled across the ArkLaMiss region the day before, the remnant stationary front served as a focus for the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms on May 11th. Following several previous rounds of heavy rainfall across the region, heavy rain associated with these showers and storms produced flooding and flash flooding across mainly eastern and southeastern Mississippi. Scattered flooding occurred elsewhere across the state as well. Some of the thunderstorms were strong to severe, and several trees were toppled between the combination of strong winds and wet soils.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 831599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.