Flash Flood in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Flash Flood June 8, 2021 · Bolivar County, Mississippi

$2.1M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Training showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded numerous roads and approximately 200 homes in and between the areas of Rosedale, Shelby, Mound Bayou, and Merigold. A neighborhood flooded in Rosedale, and several streets in town were flooded significantly. In Mound Bayou, some residents had to be evacuated from flooded homes. The COOP Observer 2 miles southwest of Shelby measured 11.96 inches of rain during a 6 to 7 hour period that morning.

The wider storm

As an upper-level low pressure system moved over central parts of the country, a few storm systems moved across the state of Mississippi. These brought rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain to the region, eventually leading to the first wave of significant flooding in Mississippi this month. Over 200 homes were flooded in portions of Bolivar and Sunflower Counties.

Began near Rosedale (33.8550, -91.0490).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 968282. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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