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Flash Flood in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Flash Flood August 30, 2021 · Choctaw County, Mississippi

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Ida resulted in several instances of flash flooding across southern Choctaw County. Roads were flooded in the Bethsalem area as well as French Camp.

The wider storm

Major hurricane Ida made landfall as a strong category four hurricane around 11:55am on August 29 near Grand Isle, LA. It then moved very slowly north through south central Louisiana and into Mississippi on August 30. It then turned northeast and moved across the Jackson metro area as a tropical storm and into northeast Mississippi as a tropical depression through the early morning of August 31. Ida brought tropical storm force gusts to portions of Mississippi, which brought down trees and power lines. Rainfall amounts of 4-8 inches occurred, which resulted in localized flooding.

Began near Tollison (33.2101, -89.1855).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 973997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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