Flash Flood — Leflore, Mississippi

2021-06-10 · near Schlater, Leflore, Mississippi

$1.1M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 975036. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.