Mississippi, 1998Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 7, 1998
January 7, 1998 · NWS JAN · 10 events in 8 counties and zones
9 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $1.4 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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, Lamar
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Purvis
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads throughout the county were under water. Ten homes had major damage and fourteen homes had minor damage.
Flash Flood, Forrest
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Major flooding occurred over much of the county. At least thirteen homes had water in them. Several business were flooded. Numerous roads across the county had to be closed due to flooding. Three bridges were washed out.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- January 7, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.320
Several trees were blown down.
Flash Flood, Jones
- When
- January 7, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Laurel
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many small streams across the county were out of their banks. Several roads were under water. Three homes were flooded in Laurel.
Flash Flood, Lauderdale
- When
- January 7, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Meridian
- Coordinates
- 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were closed due to flooding across the county.
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- January 7, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Heidelberg
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads had to be closed due to flooding. Three business were flooded in Heidleberg.
Flash Flood, Clarke
- When
- January 7, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clarke County, Quitman
- Coordinates
- 32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ten to twenty roads were under water due to the flooding.
Flash Flood, Lauderdale
- When
- January 7, 8:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Meridian
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two roads county were completely closed due to flooding. Numerous county roads had to be temporarily closed. One house was destroyed by flooding. Seventeen homes, four mobile homes and three business had minor damage. Sixty-seven roads across the county were damaged by the flooding.
Flash Flood, Kemper
- When
- January 7, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kemper County, 4 mi S of Scooba
- Coordinates
- 32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood waters covered several roads.
Flash Flood, Neshoba
- When
- January 7, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, Philadelphia
- Coordinates
- 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads were flooded.
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, January 7, 19987 deaths · $20 million · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, January 7 to 8, 19981 death · 7 injured · $3.2 million · F2 · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, January 7, 19981 death · $1.7 million · 50 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Carolina, January 7 to 9, 199811 injured · $14 million · 50 kt wind · 26 events
- Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 9, 19981 injured · $27 million · 10 events
- Flash Flood in Alabama, January 7, 19981 death · $20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 7, 19981 death · $13,000 · 9 events
- Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 19981 death · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 7, 1998$2.1 million · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 7 to 8, 1998$1.1 million · 15 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, January 7, 1998$251,000 · F1 · 21 events
- Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 10, 1998$1.0 million · 2 events
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: 5633627, 5633628, 5633636, 5633629, 5633630, 5633634, 5633635, 5633631, 5633632, 5633633.