Mississippi, 1997Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 21, 1997
June 21, 1997 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Flash Flood, Calhoun
- When
- June 21, 1:20 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Derma
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.937, -89.336 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several houses were flooded after over 6 inches of rain fell in the area.
Hail, Lowndes
- When
- June 21, 5:45 AM CST to 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County, Columbus
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $50
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -88.430
Flash Flood, Alcorn
- When
- June 21, 5:15 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Alcorn County, Corinth
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous underpasses were flooded after 5 inches of rain fell in the Corinth area.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 199716 deaths · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 19973 deaths · 215 injured · $42 million · 18 events
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 19974 deaths · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 19971 death · $12 million · 0.75 in hail · 14 events
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997$79 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997$6.6 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997$3.6 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997$3.0 million · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997$2.7 million · 1 event
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997$1.5 million · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997$1.1 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5609286, 5609288, 5609287.