Flash Flood in Leflore County, Mississippi

Flash Flood June 10, 2021 · Leflore County, Mississippi

$1.1M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous roads were flooded in and north of the Greenwood area, including portions of US Highway 82 and MS Highway 7. About 50 homes were flooded in Greenwood and around the surrounding area including several along MS Highway 7 and several in the Yalobusha mobile home park. About 15 homes were flooded in Itta Bena. Stranded motorists and residents had to be rescued from flooded roads and neighborhoods.

The wider storm

A slow moving storm system over the central United States produced another few rounds of thunderstorms with severe weather and flooding rains. Significant flooding occurred over portions of central and northern Mississippi, with many homes and roads flooded across the region.

Began near Schlater (33.6400, -90.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975036. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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