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Flash Flood in Clay County, Mississippi
Flash Flood May 4, 2021 · Clay County, Mississippi
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rainfall of 4-6 inches resulted in numerous roads flooded across the county, several of which were closed.
The wider storm
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred on May 4th. An initial round of supercell thunderstorms that morning brought several brief tornadoes to the area along with a few instances of damaging winds. The main round of storms occurred during the afternoon in the form of an intense line of storms. Widespread wind damage occurred with embedded swaths of significant damaging winds up to 80 mph. This resulted in numerous downed trees, power lines and infrastructure damage. Seven tornadoes also occurred within the squall line.
Began near Griffith (33.6500, -88.8300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 959683. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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