Mississippi, 1998

Flash Flood in Mississippi, April 28, 1998

April 28, 1998 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Stone

When
April 28, 6:00 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where
Stone County, Northwest Portion
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in the northwest part of the county, generally along and north of Mississippi Highway 26 and west of Wiggins. Many secondary roads had to be closed for several hours until the water had drained from the streets. Doppler radar estimated three to four inches of rain fell across the area.

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: 5642728.