Mississippi, 1998

Flash Flooding in Mississippi, March 7 to 8, 1998

March 7 to 8, 1998 · NWS JAN · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

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Event by event

6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Smith

When
March 7, 8:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Smith County, 2 mi W of Raleigh
Coordinates
32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads were flooded. Water was knee deep in several places.

Flash Flood, Simpson

When
March 7, 8:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Simpson County, D Lo
Coordinates
31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several small creeks over spilled their banks.

Flash Flood, Lamar

When
March 7, 8:05 PM CST to March 8, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Lamar County, Purvis
Coordinates
31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many roads were flooded throughout the county and several creeks were out of their banks.

Flash Flood, Covington

When
March 7, 8:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where
Covington County, Collins
Coordinates
31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were flooded.

Flash Flood, Jones

When
March 7, 8:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Jones County, Laurel
Coordinates
31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many roads and streets were flooded.

Flash Flood, Forrest

When
March 7, 9:00 PM CST to March 8, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were flooded and several creeks spilled out of their banks. Several houses had water in them.

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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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: 5633821, 5633825, 5633822, 5633823, 5633826, 5633824.