Mississippi, 2019

Flooding in Mississippi, January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019 · NWS JAN · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A slow moving low pressure system brought several rounds of rain to western Mississippi from January 2nd through 3rd. Where soils became saturated, minor flooding of roads and streams occurred on the evening of the 3rd.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$90,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

A slow moving low pressure system brought several rounds of rain to western Mississippi from January 2nd through 3rd. Where soils became saturated, minor flooding of roads and streams occurred on the evening of the 3rd.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 3, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Madison

When
January 3, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 3.17 mi SSW of Camden to 2.07 mi SSW of Camden
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.737, -89.847

Ponding water from several rounds of rainfall resulted in flooding along multiple roads near Camden including Ben Luckett Road, Stump Bridge Road, and Way Road.

Flood, Madison

When
January 3, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 1.28 mi WSW of Canton to 1.61 mi ENE of Ballard
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.612, -90.050

Ponding water from several rounds of rainfall resulted in flooding along multiple roads near Canton including East Sowell Road and Jewell Williams Road.

Flood, Yazoo

When
January 3, 7:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 1.4 mi NNE of Little Yazoo to 1.45 mi NNE of Little Yazoo
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.737, -90.357

Runoff from several periods of rainfall washed out a bridge along Kirk Road near Bentonia.

Flood, Yazoo

When
January 3, 7:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 1.65 mi SSE of Mechanicsburg to 0.62 mi SW of Mechanicsburg
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.627, -90.573

Runoff from several periods of rainfall washed out a bridge along Whitaker Road near Satartia.

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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 801389, 801390, 801381, 801382.