Flood, Harrison
- When
- July 8, 7:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.416, -89.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Mississippi, July 8, 1996
Heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches fell across southern Harrison County during the morning causing widespread flooding of streets. Some streets and roads were closed because of high water, and some cars were stalled in flood water.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches fell across southern Harrison County during the morning causing widespread flooding of streets. Some streets and roads were closed because of high water, and some cars were stalled in flood water. Drainage of runoff from the heavy rain was slowed by high tides along the coast. Minor flooding was reported to 15 houses at Keesler Air Force Base.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 8, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 8, 1996
- Tornado in Maine, July 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 8, 1996
- Hail in Maine, July 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 8, 1996
- Flood in Mississippi, July 8, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 8, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 8, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, July 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5557686.