Mississippi, 1999

Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 9, 1999

February 9, 1999 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lafayette

When
February 9, 9:00 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County, Oxford
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.357, -89.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was flooded. Some mud slid down an embankment blocking a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When
February 9, 10:30 PM CST to 10:35 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County, Oxford
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

A metal awning was ripped from a building.

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.
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.

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: 5688722, 5688723.