Mississippi, 1998

Flooding in Mississippi, August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tate

When
August 14, 9:20 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Tate County, Senatobia
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.650, -89.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two inches of rain in a two-hour period caused water to enter a hospital. Five patients had to be moved to other rooms and nearly 40 rooms had water in them.

Flood, Prentiss

When
August 14, 10:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Prentiss County, Booneville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.618, -88.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several yards were under water as heavy rains clogged up the city sewer system.

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.

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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: 5664985, 5664986.