Mississippi, 1999Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 29, 1999
January 29, 1999 · NWS LIX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- 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.
Flash Flood, Pike
- When
- January 29, 7:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts from three to nearly six inches across the county resulting in several roadways being flooded around the McComb and Magnolia areas. Two wooden bridges on rural roads near Magnolia were washed out.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- January 29, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Osyka
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -90.500
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
- 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 Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 19991 death · $850,000 · 5 events
- Avalanche in Oregon, January 29, 19991 death · 1 event
- Avalanche in Utah, January 29, 19991 death · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$8.5 million · 19 events
- Tornado in Texas, January 29, 1999$20,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$1.5 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 1999$600,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, January 29 to 30, 1999$700,000 · 7 events
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$500,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in Washington, January 29, 1999$350,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 29 to 30, 1999$200,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 29, 1999$150,000 · 1 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680561, 5680560.