Flash Flood — Forrest, Mississippi

2019-05-11 · near Brooklyn, Forrest, Mississippi

Event narrative

Several roads across southern Forrest County were flooded including portions of Old Highway 49 between Brooklyn and Maxie. A few roads were also washed out including Churchwell Road, Tower Road, Entrekin Road, Worth Nall Road, and Bud Myers 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 831600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.