Mississippi, 2019

Flash Flood in Mississippi, July 23, 2019

July 23, 2019 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An unseasonable cold front moved southward into coastal Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms produced localized very heavy rain which caused flash flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 LIX wrote it up.

An unseasonable cold front moved southward into coastal Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms produced localized very heavy rain which caused flash flooding.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
July 23, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, 1.73 mi WNW of Pascagoula to 2.35 mi ENE of Jackson Co Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
30.378, -88.558

Reports were received of street flooding in downtown Pascagoula at Live Oak Avenue and Frederic Street, and on Market Street. A broadcast meteorologist reported a WeatherNet gauge in downtown Pascagoula with 3.66 inches of rain in less than 4 hours.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 835409.