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Flash Flood in Forrest County, Mississippi

Flash Flood May 11, 2019 · Forrest County, Mississippi

$1.7M
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Brooklyn (31.0881, -89.1908).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 831600. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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