Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 18, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 18, 1997
Start: 1997-06-18T04:00
End: 1997-06-18T09:00
Location: Mississippi

June 18, 1997 · NWS JAN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Marion

When: June 18, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Marion County, Columbia
Property damage: $15 million
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Over six inches of rain fell in Columbia in a three hour period and eight and a quarter inches fell in a 24 hour period. Water entered thirty businesses in Columbia. Twevle of the business suffered major damage. Eight homes also suffered flood damage. Many roads were washed out and had to be closed.Numerous cars were under water.

Flash Flood, Forrest

When: June 18, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Forrest County, Brooklyn
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were flooded across the south half of Forrest county.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5615793, 5615794.